Hunt v. Walker

Habéis, J.,

delivered the opinion of the court.

As the merits of this case, as now presented, are not before us, it will be sufficient to refer to such facts only as concern the questions of practice upon which its determination must depend.

The transcript shows, that on the 24th February, 1851, the complainant filed his bill in the Superior Court of Chancery, which it is admitted was fatally defective. The bill was not sworn to. On the 6th December, 1852, the complainant filed what, is denominated in the record an amendment of the original bill, without leave of the court, without signature…