Carrington v. Andrews

Wm. Gleason, County Judge.

—The plaintiff originally brought his action for the matters declared for in this suit, before T. L. England, Esq., a justice of the peace; .and in that cause the justice, by whom the judgment appealed from was rendered, was employed by the plaintiff as his counsel therein, and he appeared on the return-day of the summons, and was sworn as to his authority to answer for the plaintiff, and he joined the issue, and procured an adjournment, being himself sworn as to its necessity, etc. ' Justice England being absent upon the adjourned day, the action was thereby…