Anderson v. Scotland

Nelson, J.,

(orally.) A motion is made by counsel for the defendant to set aside the verdict of the jury, which was obtained for the reason, substantially, that the counsel were taken by surprise, and that a judgment was obtained through accident or mistake. The general rule is that parties and counsel are required to attend to their cases, and to he prepared when the cases are reached. This case was No. 1 on the docket. The venire was returnable on the sixth day of July, the jury was in attendance, and this caso, as I said, was No. 1 on the docket and could have been tried. It is true that…