Lane v. Leech

Graves J.

Leech recovered judgment against Lane before a justice of the peace, and the circuit court affirmed it on certiorari. Lane asks a reversal on writ of error.

On the return day of the summons the parties respectively appeared and put in their pleadings, and on motion of defendant Lane the justice adjourned the cause. On the adjourned day the parties again appeared, and after the refusal by the justice of the defendant’s motion to require the plaintiff Leech to give security for costs, on his admission that he was not responsible, the cause was again adjourned on defendant’s motion, and…