46 W. Va. 565 | W. Va. | 1899
W. H. Pilson was employed as -shorthand reporter by the circuit court of Tucker County to report the proceedings and testimony given in the case of the State against Robert W. Eastliam, who was charged with felony, and said Pil-son presented an account for -his services rendered in said case as follows:
To taking evidence, 19 days, at $10... $190 00
To transcribing. 300 00
To making copy for defendant. 300 00
To transcribing evidence of jury .... 35 00
Total.$825 00
■ — -Which claim was allowed by the circuit court of said
Now, as to the error claimed in the action of the circuit court in not certifying its action to the auditor, there can certainly be nothing in this point, for the reason there was nothing to certify upon which the action of the auditor would be required, and the auditor was present in court, and was aware of the result of the petition.
It is unnecessary to consider and pass upon the question raised by the fourth assignment of error, as to whether the circuit court erred in not allowing the residue of said claim, for the reason that, in my opinion, the judgment of the circuit court in this matter is not reviewable on writ of error in this Court. I am led to this conclusion for the following reasons: In the first place, section 1 of chapter 87 of the Code provides that “any person having a pecuniary
Dismissed.