Moore ex rel. Delaney v. Hunter
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
AccouNT^render. Upon the judgment rendered to account, auditors wéte appointed by the court. On the 24th May 1804, the special report of the auditors was filed in the prothonotary’s office, finding for the plaintiff 2486 dollars and 5 cents, and read in open court in September term following, but no judgment was ever entered on it.
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AccouNT^render. Upon the judgment rendered to account, auditors wéte appointed by the court. On the 24th May 1804, the special report of the auditors was filed in the prothonotary’s office, finding for the plaintiff 2486 dollars and 5 cents, and read in open court in September term following, but no judgment was ever entered on it. On the 8th August 1805, the plaintiff filed a suggestion of allowance and disallowance of several articles therein, containing a number of exceptions to the report; and on the gth September following, a rule was obtained on the defendant, to shew cause why he…
1Opinion of the Court
The court advised upon the subject: and afterwards their opinion was delivered by the chief justice.
Two causes have been assigned against the rule.
1st. That no exception can be received after four days from the time the report was read in court.
2d. That the exceptions ought_to have been taken before the auditors, and cannot be taken after the return of the report.
As to the first exception, it does not appear, that the court has any rule, or any established practice on the subject. This may be accounted for, by the action of account render not being in general use. We do not conceive, that the…
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