New York Supreme Court, 1882

Seifert v. Schillner

Seifert v. Schillner
New York Supreme Court · Decided January 15, 1882
62 How. Pr. 496

Counsel

Oswald Pr&ntiss Backus, for appellant., K. L. Stevens, for respondent.

Seifert v. Schillner

Opinion of the Court

Held, that the court has power under the present practice to and will compel a party who gives notice of trial and then fails to try the cause pursuant to notice, or countermand it in due season, to pay the costs of the term to the opposite party, who has omitted to notice the cause, but who attends in obedience to the call of the party noticing, prepared to try the case.

Order reversed, with ten dollars costs and disbursements.

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