State ex rel. Kingsley v. Hoover

Citations

• 78 Kan. 863
• 98 P. 276
• 1908 Kan. LEXIS 159

Syllabus

<p>syllabus BY the court.</p> <p>1. Jury and Jurors — Fees in Civil Cases■ — Costs. Section 18 of chapter 89 of the General Statutes of 1868 (Gen. Stat. 1901, §8066), which requires that certain jury fees in civil cases shall be collected from the successful party on the rendition of a verdict in his favor and taxed as costs in the action, is not repealed, but remains in force.</p> <p>2. Mandamus — Clerk of the District Court — Jurors’ Fees —- Costs. The writ of mandamus will not be allowed to coerce the clerk of a district court to attempt the collection and taxation as costs of such jury fees in cases no longer pending wherein the liability of the parties for such fees has been finally determined, and a general order will not be made in anticipation of delinquency in cases hereafter to be tried. It is presumed that the law as now interpreted will be observed.</p>