School-District No. 13 v. Lovejoy

McCrary, <T.

It may be conceded that the letter to Marquett was mailed as alleged, and that it was lost in the mail by accident, and still there is no sufficient showing of diligence in the defense of the action at law. Litigants are, for reasons of great public importance, required to exercise duo diligence in prosecuting or defending suits in which they are parties. Courts cannot make rules to aid or relieve those who are guilty of negligence. If Marquett had received the letter, he would have been under no legal obligation to defend the action. Moreover, it does not appear that he was…