Bell v. Vanriper
Bell v. Vanriper
Opinion of the Court
Were of opinion, that both rules should be allowed.
Concurring Opinion
Concurred with his brethren in allowing a rule fora foreign jury; but was decidedly against that for a trial at bar. In the first place, he did not think the plaintiff within the act of Assembly as it respected the sum in controversy; but if he was, he could perceive no necessity for a trial at bar; he was of opinion that this Court listened too readily to applications for trials at bar. Trials at bar were very expensive, and often-times oppressive and ruinous to the parties, by compelling the attendance of themselves, their counsel, witnesses, and jurors, at a great distance from their homes, and at an immense expense. Besides, since the practice had been obtained of reserving points at
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