135 F. 446 | E.D. Pa. | 1905
In a suit for personal injuries by the libelant this court found in his favor, and referred the matter to a commissioner for the purpose of taking testimony and assessing damages to him for the injury. The commissioner had a number of meetings, took considerable testimony, and made a report awarding damages to the libelant in the sum of $1,800, and directed the respondent to pay all costs. Exceptions were filed by both parties. It is unnecessary to consider them in detail. All of those filed by the libelant are overruled. There are five exceptions filed by the respondent, all of which are overruled, with the exception of the third, which is as follows: “The commissioner has awarded the libelant his costs, and refused to deny costs to the libelant because of his fraud and perjury on the reference.” An examination of the evidence shows plainly that the libelant and one of his witnesses, in testifying as to the extent of his injury, stated facts as to his ability to work and the work he had performed since the injury
The order of the court is that the libelant in this case pay one-half of $306.25 costs incurred in this reference, to wit, $153.121/a; the clerk’s costs to be paid by the respondent.