Pitcher v. Clark
New York Supreme Court
Motion to set aside an inquest. The attornies for the parties resided more than forty miles from each other, and the defendant was entitled to fourteen days notice of trial. The notice was served 26 days before the trial, on the agent q£ £kc defen(3ant’s attorney, who transmitted the same to the attorney, by whom it was received on the second day after service on the agent.
1Opinion of the Court
By the Court, Marcy, J.
The notice being served on the agent, the service should regularly have been twenty-eight days. The only inquiry is, whether the service on the agent is regular. It is immaterial when the notice came to the hands of the attorney ; knowing that the service was insufficient on his agent, he had a right to avail himself of the defect in the service. The inquest must therefore be set aside, but without costs, for the reason that much irrelevant matter is incorporated in the affidavit on which the motion is founded. ■ The court will not require the taxing officer to dissect…
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