Superior Court Rules Table of Contents
87. (a) Costs. Costs shall be allowed as of course to
the prevailing party as provided by these rules, unless the Court otherwise
directs.
(b) Taxation of Costs. Upon
written request, the clerk shall tax costs in any case, which shall include the
fees of the clerk and fees for service of process which are documented in the
court file.
Any party claiming
other allowable costs shall file a motion to allow costs together with an
itemized, verified bill of all costs requested, to be ruled upon by the Court. Any party aggrieved by the Court's order
concerning costs may appeal therefrom within 30 days from the date of notice of
such order, regardless of whether an appeal concerning the underlying judgment
is sought.
(c) Allowable Costs. The
following costs shall be allowed to the prevailing party: Fees of the clerk,
fees for service of process, witness fees, expense of view, cost of transcripts,
and such other costs as may be provided by law. The court, in its discretion,
may allow the stenographic cost of an original transcript of a deposition, plus
one copy, including the cost of videotaping, and may allow other costs
including, but not limited to, actual costs of expert witnesses, if the costs
were reasonably necessary to the litigation.
88. Repealed, effective May 1, 1990.