Heard & Sutton v. Kennedy

Clinton A. Kennedy brought an action for $43.40 against Heard & Sutton, returnable to a monthly term of the city court of Washington. The court tried the case without a jury, and rendered judgment against the defendants. They moved for a new trial, which motion being overruled, they excepted.

1. The only special ground of the motion for a new trial was stated in this language : “ Because the court erred as follows: This case was filed to May term, 1901, of said court, and was at that term continued, and was tried at the June term, 1901. When the case was called for trial at said June term,…