Caldwell v. Dykes [1906] ScotLR 43_606 (25 May 1906)

Caldwell v. Dykes [1906] ScotLR 43_606 (25 May 1906)

Appeals on expenses alone are competent but should rarely be entertained; in this case, neither party challenged the merits, and the circumstances do not justify altering the original expenses ruling. The Sheriff erred in changing the expenses award without proper grounds.

Citation
[1906] ScotLR 43_606
Parties
Pursuer/respondent: James Thomson Caldwell; Defender/appellant: James Dykes
Jurisdiction
Scotland
Judgment Date
25 May 1906
Procedural Posture
Appeal / Final Judgment
Outcome
appeal dismissed
Legal Topics
Appeals on Expenses, Accounting, Managerial Duties
Civil Procedure Appeals on Expenses Accounting Managerial Duties

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Parties

James Thomson Caldwell

Pursuer/respondent

James Dykes

Defender/appellant

Procedural Posture

Appeal / Final Judgment

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Is an appeal on expenses alone competent and should it be entertained?
  2. 2 Was the Sheriff justified in altering the expenses awarded by the Sheriff-Substitute?

Ratio Decidendi

Appeals on expenses alone are competent but should rarely be entertained; in this case, neither party challenged the merits, and the circumstances do not justify altering the original expenses ruling. The Sheriff erred in changing the expenses award without proper grounds.

Court Disposition

appeal dismissed

Orders

  • interlocutor of the Sheriff recalled
  • interlocutor of the Sheriff-Substitute affirmed