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- Title: Smith v. State Bar of California
- Author : Supreme Court Of California
- Release Date : January 24, 1984
- Genre: Law,Books,Professional & Technical,
- Pages : * pages
- Size : 64 KB
Description
In this action for damages for personal injuries arising out of an automobile accident, plaintiff Virginia Evers in June 1982 served an offer pursuant to Code of Civil Procedure section 998 to settle for $199.000. Defendant served an offer to settle for $100.001. Neither offer was accepted. At trial by jury, plaintiff was awarded $300.000. Plaintiff filed a cost bill totaling $26,924.89, of which $1,529.76 were normal costs under section 1032, and $25,395.13 were costs claimed pursuant to section 998. Defendant filed a motion to tax costs. Following a hearing and the filing of supplemental declarations and memoranda by counsel, the trial court awarded plaintiff costs totaling $27,814.24.