Hockett v. Turner
Supreme Court of Kansas
Error from Cowley District Court. Questions of practice only are decided in this case, and all necessary facts and proceedings are fully stated in the opinion. The order complained^ of was made at the May Term 1877 of the district court, and Hochett, plaintiff, brings the case here.
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the court was delivered by
Brewer, J.:
Plaintiff in error challenges the correctness of an order of the district court taxing, upon a continuance, the costs of the term against him. The facts briefly are these: The case stood for trial upon petition, answer, and reply. A jury was impanneled, plaintiff introduced testimony in support of his petition, and then, before resting in chief, offered testimony to prove the new matters alleged in his reply. To this the defendant objected, and the court sustained the objection. Plaintiff then asked leave to amend his petition by adding to…
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