Dannefelser v. Weigel

In our opinion, the court ought to have sustained the plaintiffs motion to suppress the deposition of Louisa Bollet.

The inattention and negligence of attorneys ought not to be encouraged or countenanced; but in this case Mr. Spies was not guilty of either, but acted under an emergency and on assurances that would have lulled the most prudent man into security. It appears from his affidavit that he attended for his client on the day and hour and at the place appointed by the defendant in his notice for taking depositions ; that he found there the notary, the witness, the defendant and Mr.…