Renunciation

The act of giving up a Adams, Eq. 372; Coburn v. Schroeder, 11 Fed. right. 425; Schneider v. Thill, 3 Fed. 95. An ap- It is a rule of law that any one may re- plication to reopen a case and take further nounce a right which the law has established proofs has been granted on condition that the in his favor. To this maxim there are many moving party pay his opponent’s counsel fee limitations. A party may always renounce for the previous argument, where the new an acquired right; as, for example, to take testimony appeared to be newly discovered, 283. But an application to reopen and admit a newly discovered defence, after final hearing, will only be granted when it appears that such defence, if made at the final hearing, would have been effectual; Adair v. Thayer, 7 Fed. 920. Reopening patent cases is to be discouraged when the grounds offered therefor pertain to matters of evidence which could as well have been produced at the hearing; Hicks v. Ferdinand, 20 Fed. 111. See Bill of Review; Rehearing; New Trial.