Barfield v. Hartley

1. The bill of exceptions in this case was sued out by James Barfield as temporary administrator of .James Aultman. The plaintiff in error filed in the court below an affidavit alleging, among other things, “ that from his poverty he is unable to pay the costs or give the security for the eventual condemnation money as required by law.” On the call of the case here, the question was presented whether nr not this affidavit was sufficient to relieve counsel for the plaintiff in error from the payment of the costs due in this court, ,and we ruled that it was not. The personal poverty of James…