PRUDENCE-BONDS CORPORATION ET AL.
v.
PRUDENCE REALIZATION CORPORATION ET AL.

2d Cir. | 1949-04-29
Nos. 213, Docket 21252
174 F.2d 288 United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit (1949) Positive Treatment
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Holding

The court held that the apportionment of costs is within the sound discretion of the district judge and found no abuse of discretion.


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Following a prior mandate, the district court awarded costs to appellant Eddy against Prudence Realization Corporation and Bank of Manhattan. The cour…

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Opinion of the Court
FRANK, Circuit Judge

FRANK, Circuit Judge

After the coming down of our mandate in Eddy v. Prudence Bonds Corporation, 2 Cir., 165 F. 2d 157, the district court, on June 21, 1948, ordered that appellant, Eddy, recover the costs, in the amount of $1,894.-25, against Prudence Realization Corporation and Bank of Manhattan. Thereafter, on July 7, 1948, the district court resettled that order and referred the matter of costs to a special master. The court then, over exceptions, having approved the master’s report, on November 18, 1948, made an order adopting the master’s recommendations, by which it ordered that Eddy recover the costs from Prudence-Bonds Corporation. From this order, Prudence-Bonds Corporation and Eddy have appealed.

The parties have argued at length as if the problem here related to administration expenses, such as allowances for lawyers’ fees or the like. But the sole issue is one of apportionment of costs, which is a matter left to the sound discretion of the district judge. We see no abuse of discretion justifying our interference.

We take this occasion to express our disapproval of the reference to-a special master. See F.R. 53(b) ; Newman & Bisco v. Realty Associates Securities Corporation, 2 Cir., 1949, 173 F. 2d 609.

Affirmed.


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