M'Dougall and Mandatory v. Girdwood. (Ante iv. 140, iii. 367.)

Subject_1 Expenses Subject_2 Auditor Subject_3 Three Counsel Subject_4 Counsel's fees — Scientific witnesses — Jury trial. Facts: Circumstances in which the Court (1) allowed the expense of a third counsel at the trial, and also at the discussion on a rule (discharged) and a bill of exceptions (refused): (2) allowed fees to counsel only on the scale sanctioned in Cooper and Wood ; allowed expense of certain chemical analyses; (4) disallowed expense of attendance Page: 128 ↓

This was a note of objections for the pursuers to the auditor's report on their account of expenses.

The pursuer had charged for six days' attendance of Dr Stevenson Macadam, Edinburgh, as witness at the trial, from 4th to 10th April, 12 guineas—the auditor struck off six guineas; for seven days' attendance by Professor Penney, Glasgow, the pursuer charged 14 guineas—the auditor struck off six guineas.

The pursuer also charged for the attendance at the trial of two witnesses, to prove samples of the Original Melossoon Dip. The auditor disallowed the charge.

The pursuer objected to the auditor's report, in so far as he had taxed off the items mentioned, amounting to £291.