Piles v. Charles
Piles v. Charles
Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
This was an action of right commenced by Salem Charles against Richard Piles. The defendant applied for a change of venue on the ground of prejudice in the district judge,
Had there been no agreement of the attorney's in relation to the change of venue, the proceeding would have been erroneous. But the whole matter appears to have been -arranged by the attorney’s. From the agreement, we’infer that the defendant had not fully concluded to take the change of venue; that he was allowed time to consider upon it, and if he concluded to do so, he could take the case, by consent and agreement to the Tan Burén district court, .if taken in time to be tried, at the February term of that court. By this agreement the defendant had the power to take the case to another venue within the time stipulated, and upon that arrangement he appears to havemested his application -without an order from the court, grantingffhe change. .As .-.it might have been made under the agreement, we are of the opinion that there was no error in omitting the order. As the defendant did not avail himself of dhat agreement, the plaintiff had reason to suppose that he-had abandoned liis motion for a change of venue, and could not be prepared for a renewal of that .motion when the case was called up for trial. It must be presumed that the plaintiff' came into court prepared for trial, and had no notice of the defend--aat’s intention to urge his previously abandoned motion-to -change the venue. We think then that .the court below wyproperly-regarded.the venue motion.as unauthorized,
Judgment affirmed.
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