Watson v. Hemphill

1. A written, agreement between the parties to a pending case, bearing upon and affecting the disposition to be made of the same, and duly filed with the other papers in the case, is an “office paper” of which a copy may be established instanter on a motion made by one of the parties and supported by a proper showing. In such case a formal rule nisi, with service upon the opposite party, is not essential, especially when that party js present and offers no valid objection to the establishment of the lost paper.

2. There was no error in striking the defendant’s special plea, as it set up…