§607-13 Costs; defendant's traveling
expenses taxable items in certain events. Whenever any cause or
proceeding, other than criminal, probate, or divorce, is discontinued or
dismissed in any court, the defendant therein shall be entitled to have the
defendant's traveling expenses, to be charged at the rate of 10 cents a mile
each way in going to and returning from the court, taxed as costs. [L 1915, c
16, §1; RL 1925, §2550; RL 1935, §3799; RL 1945, §9753; RL 1955, §219-13; HRS
§607-13; am L 1972, c 88, §5(p); gen ch 1985]
Case Notes
Section specifically addresses awarding of traveling expenses
to a prevailing defendant and controls over general statute §607-9; defendant's
traveling expenses thus limited to that mandated in this section. 88 H. 46,
961 P.2d 611 (1998).
Notes of Decisions
Cited in
2
cases, 1998–2018 · leading case:
Wong v. Takeuchi, 961 P.2d 611 (Haw. 1998).
Wong v. Takeuchi, 961 P.2d 611 (Haw. 1998).
· cites it 9× “However, Ohara’s traveling costs, as the prevailing defendant, are specifically governed by HRS § 607-13 (1993). This section provides that, “[w]henever any cause or proceeding, other than criminal, probate or divorce, is discontinued or dismissed in any court, the defendant…”
Deutsche Bank Nat'l Trust Co. v. Greenspon, 428 P.3d 749 (Haw. 2018).
· cites it 2× “11 HRS § 607-13 provides as follows: Whenever any cause or proceeding, other than criminal, probate, or divorce, is discontinued or dismissed in any court, the defendant therein shall be entitled to have the defendant's traveling expenses, to be charged at the rate of 10 cents a…”
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