Allen v. Hard

Decided February 15, 1846

Supreme Court of Vermont · decided 1846-02-15

In this case judgment was rendered in the county court for the plaintiff, and the defendant took exceptions, which were allowed, but execution was not stayed. The defendant gave notice to the plaintiff, four days before the session of this court, that he should not prosecute his exceptions, and directed the clerk not to enter the case upon the docket, and now desired to treat it as a mis-entry,— to which the plaintiff objected.

Decided 1846-02-15

By the Court.

¶1Such a- practice would be very loose, and attended often with inconvenience, inasmuch as the excepting party might still bring a writ of error, if he should hereafter find that such a course might be for his advantage ; — so that nothing would be settled by this mode of disposing of the suit. The notice, too, in this case, seems much too short. Twelve days is the shortest period, which will excuse the excepting party from paying costs to rthe other party ; and such notices should always be in writing, — as 'has been often held by this court. Under the circumstances, unless the parties agree to a different course, the judgment must be affirmed, unless the party elect to prosecute his exceptions.

¶2The excepting party electing to be heard, the cause was continued for argument.