514.280. Supreme court or appellate court to retax costs, when--order fees refunded. - Missouri Statutes

Supreme court or appellate court to retax costs, when--order feesrefunded.

514.280. In all cases of appeal in the supreme court and thecourt of appeals, it shall be the duty of the court, whenever thetranscript of a record shall contain any unnecessary matter hadbefore the inferior court, to retax the bill of costs of theclerk of the inferior court, although no motion for that purposeis made by either party; and when the fees for such unnecessarymatter contained in the transcript of the record shall have beenpaid to the clerk of the inferior court, the appellate courtshall order the same to be refunded, which order may be enforcedby attachment.

(RSMo 1939 § 1429, A. 1949 H.B. 2122, A.L. 1973 S.B. 263)

Prior revisions: 1929 § 1265; 1919 § 1717; 1909 § 2286