Superior Court of Delaware, 1897

Tarney v. Metropolitan Life Insurance

Tarney v. Metropolitan Life Insurance
Superior Court of Delaware · Decided May 15, 1897
16 Del. 368

Counsel

Heisel, for the plaintiff., Hilles, for the defendant.

Tarney v. Metropolitan Life Insurance

Opinion of the Court

This was an application to show cause why the above suit should not be stayed until costs in a former suit were paid. Rule granted. At the hearing it appeared that a former suit had been brought before a justice of the peace, upon which the judgment was in favor of the plaintiff. Certiorari was taken out and judgment before justice reversed. The costs of the certiorari had not been paid. The rule was made absolute and the suit stayed until the costs in the former suit were paid.

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