Livesey v. Besson

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Voorhees, J.

The plaintiffs sued the defendants, who are attorneys-at-law, for negligence in failing to interpose a plea for them, in an action brought against them, and allege in their, first count that the défendants carelessly and negligently conducted themselves, so that judgment by default was entered *334in the suit and the plaintiffs were obliged thereby to pay large sums of money. The second count avers that the defendants omitted to file a proper plea, and judgment by default ensued.

A nonsuit was ordered, because the plaintiffs failed to produce in…