Olney v. Bacon

ERROR on certiorari from a justice’s court. The declaration was on a bill, to which the defendant below pleaded the general issue. The bill was shewn to the justice who inspected it, but no proof was called for, or offered. In this stage of the cause, the defendant demanded a trial by jury; but the justice refused to issue a venire, and proceeded to the trial, arid gave judgment for the plaintiff.