McKnight v. Dyson
McKnight v. Dyson
Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the Court was delivered by
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It was error for the Circuit Judge, to undertake to direct the manner, in which the plaintiff should conduct his case and examine his witnesses. The exceptions raising this question are, therefore, sustained.
The judgment of the Circuit Court is modified.
Reference
- Full Case Name
- McKnight v. Dyson.
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- Syllabus
- 1. New Trial—Magistrate Court.—Granting a new trial, by Circuit Court on appeal from magistrate court is not a case in which this Court can render judgment absolute, and hence not appealable. 2. Appeal—Ibid.—The Circuit Court on appeal from magistrate court has no authority to direct, on ordering a new trial, how plaintiff should conduct his case or how he should examine his witnesses.