The court or supervising judge, as the case may be, shall, at the request of the witness, assess the transportation costs and compensation for time spent by the witness. The court shall determine, where appropriate, the amount prescribed for the witness's expenses and the litigant entrusted with depositing the amount, which shall be incurred by the losing party, except in case of proportionate loss, where each litigant shall incur the same in proportion to his loss. The court shall state the same in the judgment rendered on the subject matter of the action.
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