Hunnewell v. Shaffer

The appellant correctly states the general rules of practice in his brief. But, independently of these, every court has the power to regulate (within reasonable bounds) its own calendar, and may, independently of the statute, determine what cause shall be tried first. In other words, it may regulate the order of business. It cannot decline to prefer a cause entitled to preference by the statute or general rules of practice. It cannot dispense with the statutory notice of trial, except as a condition of granting a favor, but it may, in the exercise of a wise discretion and in an orderly…