Orphan Asylum Society v. M'Cartee
Opinion of the Court
recollected, that the motion to dismiss the bill, was strenuously opposed by counsel for the defendants. Now, the parties change sides. It would be dangerous to allow the reinstatement of suits once dismissedj and it seems, that a suit once voluntarily dismissed, can never be reinstated, unless the order was obtained by fraud. Here, was no fraud.
Regularity in the conduct of suits, would be destroyed, if the parties were thus allowed to mix judicial with extra judicial proceedings.
Motion refused : but leave given to file a new bill.
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