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3 Abb. Pr. 342

Johnston v. Green

New York Supreme Court

Decided December 15, 1867

New York Supreme Court · decided 1867-12-15

Motion to set aside an inquest taken on a day assigned for the hearing of “ short causes.” The action was on a promissory note. The defendant Green answered, and made and filed an affidavit of merits to prevent an inquest. On the seventh day of December the plaintiff served on defendant’s attorney a notice of motion, for the eleventh, to place the cause on the special calender for the trial of short causes under the rules of the court.

Decided 1867-12-15

Van Vorst, J.

¶1It is the duty of an attorney obtaining an order in an action to serve a copy of it on the opposite attor*343ney, in all cases where the rights of the other party may be affected or prejudiced by any proceedings taken under the order. Until the order has been served no active proceedings can be taken under it.

¶2An attorney conducting a cause has the right to manage it according to the general rules and practice of the court without reference to any order which may be obtained, interfering with his client, or the ordinary conduct of the cause, until a party obtaining an order against him serves a copy of it, so as to give him an opportunity to prepare to meet the exigencies of the order.

¶3This is especially true with regard to orders obtained by default. (Jackson v. Wilson, 9 Johns. R., 265; Jackson v. Johnson v. 7 Cai. R., 419; Burril's Practice, 338.)

¶4Motion granted; judgment and execution set aside.

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