Sealey v. Grine

In Sealey v. Grine, 115 N.C. App. 343, 347, 444 S.E.2d 632, 635 (1994), plaintiff's failure to assign error to the trial court's finding the costs to be necessary and reasonable, obviated our need to analyze the trial court's rationale under N.C. Gen. Stat. 6-20. Based on the plaintiff's argument, this Court was left to "only determine whether the costs awarded in the case were either 'deposition expenses' or specifically authorized by statute." Id. While we did hold that costs include deposition costs, we also modified the amount of costs taxed against plaintiff, striking certain expenses for copies of x-ray films and records. Id. at 348, 444 S.E.2d at 635. Our decision was based on the fact that these expenses did not relate to the depositions and were not enumerated in N.C. Gen. Stat. 7A-305(d). Id.