The Superior Court of New York City March 29, 1892 (Seasongood v. New York Elevated Railroad)

McAdam, J.

The stenographer at a reference is not an officer of the court.

It was held in the case of Varnum v. Wheeler, Supreme Court, 9 Civ. Pro., 421, that “A stenographer is not legally known in judicial proceedings, except as an officer of the court, acting under its direction and subject to its control; hence the cases holding that the expense to a party for a copy of the minutes kept by