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2 Edw. Ch. 426

Mix v. Mackie

New York Court of Chancery

Decided February 2, 1835

New York Court of Chancery · decided 1835-02-02

Motion to set aside default for irregularity, with costs. The complainants had filed notes of issue and given notice of hearing for the term : but they were waiting for a master’s report which was received after they had given such notice; and when the cause was called, they took a decree by default.

Decided 1835-02-02

The Vice-Chancellor:

¶1A party cannot notice a cause For hearing by anticipation. If a suit be waiting for a report, it cannot, merely because such report will be obtained before the cause can be heard, be put upon a calendar for a hearing. Such a thing can certainly not be done except by consent of all parties. The defaults must be set aside ; but, inasmuch as the party applying had notice of hearing and saw how the cause stoo.d at a certain number upon the calendar, he should have attended whep it was called, and then moved that it be stricken off or placed at the bottom. No costs, therefore, given.

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