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TfNt whic Mapi diffei entjn begii right requi math n Additional comments:/ Commentaires suppl^mentaires: This item is filmed at the reduction ratio checked belov// Ce document est filmd au taux de reduction indiqud ci-dessous. 10X 14X 18X 22X 26X SOX y '"^"" 12X 16X ■VIV 32X ails du difier une lage ata dure, a : Th« copy filmed h«ra iias bean raproducad thanks to tha ganarosity of: Tlie Nova Scotia Legis! :tive Library Tha imagaa appaaring hara ara tha bast quality possibia conaidaring tha condition and lagibiiity of tha original copy and in l ■J^ } ^^ ^ In the Supreme Court, 1882. PICTOU, SS. DAVID S. FRASER, Plaintiff. vs. DDNCAN A. FRASER and FLORA FRASER (Absent or Absconding Debtors), Defendants. Papers ot: Argument of Rule Nisi to set aside Verdict. ^'-^'■ti HUGH McD. HENRY, Q. C, Counsel for Plaintiff. ROBERT SEDGEWICK, Q. C., Counsel for Defendants. HALIFAX, Is. S. MOUNING HERALD PRINTING AND PUBLISHING COMPANY, 1882. 1. 1 • L.. |.^.. "". ■I : Ht . ; ■ -Ji iiMIWIIIl M ^ /fVO >^ \ „,-.„ <„i--|" I N^ r» p: X P«go Writ of Summons ^ Pleas ^ Verdict * AtHiiavit of ,]. McG. Stewart * Notice of non pros •' Affidavit for iion pros •> I'liiintitl"s affidavit opposing' iiou pros <) Rule for jndnjinent of non pros 6 Affidavit of John S. 1). Tliompson 7 Affidavit op J: Mc({. Stewart ^ ('opy of Undertakinif " Rule for jiid^ment of non pros ^ Affidavit of Robert Sedjjfewick , 10 Rule Nisi 10 ammsamsmm^nrnvm' -f^m^^ mm^m i ^m^ mwisti-^^.'Kmmimmmm T v„ .^ . u i ...J i. .A . T purrou, s.s. VlcToiilA, /»// tin; Grace of Goil, of llir I'liitnl Kingdom of Grcdt liriddn and [L.8.] Ireland QuEKN, Defender of the Fiuth, and ul the United Clnu-eh of Eiitjhmd iind Inldiid, oil Kdrlh flu- Siijirenie Head. IV THE SHKKIKI" or THK CoUNTY OK PuTor ol! To ANY (iTIIKU nK oUU SHERIFFS: W» cominami yoii to .summon Duncan A. Fmsei' iiiul Flora, liis wife, late of New Glasgow. in the County of Pictou, absent or abscondini; debtors, to appear at the Supreme Court at Pietou, within tliirty days after the service of this writ at the suit of David S. Eraser of New Glasgow, in said County, merchant, whc says that the said defendants are indebted to him for money pay- able by the defendants to the plalntitf for goods sold anr the last day of the June Term, 1 personally .served D. C. Fraser, Estiuire, the plaintiff's attorney herein, with a true copy of the paper writing hereunto annexed marked " A." ,,r,r,,,r . T^m JAMES McO. STP:WART. Sworn til at Pictcu, in the County of Pi(!tou, thi.s day of Octolier, A.D. 1879, befoie me, Roderick McKenzie, Coiiuaissi(Jiu-i' Saprnue (h)ai\ County uf I'irfdH. 50 GO Sff P MnWmT?!!^?^^ WT^ SsTWWWWf' Jk»^ mm s m SUPRKMK OOT'RT. PICTOU. SS. ExhiVjit A. DAVID S. KIlASIiH, I'hunfitf'. VH. DUNCAN A. FRASKH an. I FLORA FRASER, Absent or AbscoiuliiiL'' Dfbtors, hc/ciidanU. Take nolice that unless you pioceeil to the trial of thin cause at the sittings of ihis Honor- able (V)urt. at Pictoii, next ensniii,<,', Ih,; said Court will be nioveil on the last day oLcreof for juil.t as in case of nonsuit, the said cause haviiii,' been nion- than two terms at issu(v 70 PlcTor. June Ifltli, 1H7!». To the Plaintiff or his Attorney. S. 11. HOLMKS, Det'enddntH Aitcraey. SUPREME COURT, PICTOU. SS. DAVin S. FRASER, Pl,in,t[f>*. ("t. .SO DUNCAN A, FRASER, and FLORA FRA>'f^.R, Absent or Abscon'«rrister, make oath and say : 1 . I have carefully examined the papers on til.- in th. Prothonot.iry'a Office, in Pieto\i. 2. This suit was commenced by writ of summons, and writ of attachment, i.ssued on Uit nineteenth day of September. A. D. lH7fi. 3. Pleas to t'.iis action were filed on i^^f Uitli 'lay of Marcli, A. 1)., 1877. 4. The said suit has lieen five terms at issue. 5. No notice of trial lias been . I persorunlly served notice of uon piw herein on the plaintiffs attorn,)y, by f^iving the ■same to him in the court room, on the Kith ,lay ..f June, A. D., 1H79, being the last day of the June Sittings of this Court at Pictou. now last past. 90 " . r-. ■ .' ¥ ^^ 1 % ,^ 6 The defendants therefore pray that they may have judgment for their costs of suit herein, as in case of nonsuit. ^^^^^ ^^^ STEWART. Swoni at Pictou, in the County of Pictou, the tifth day of November, A. D. 1879, before me, RoDEUiCK McKenzie, Commissioner Supreme Court Co. Pictou. IN THE SUPREME COURT, 1879. PICTOU. SS. ^. . .^ Ounse— DAVID S. FRASER, PlainOff. vs. DUNCAN A. FRASER and FLORA FRASER, Defendants. I, David S. Eraser, of New Gla.^gow, in the (bounty of Pictou, Merchant, make oath and say : 1. I am the plaintiff lierein. 2. I seriously intend to proceed with the trial of this cause, and j^reat injustice will be done me if a rule for iion pros be granted to the defendants herein. 3. I further say that I have a good cause of action herein on the merits, and 1 do not ask for the postponement of this cause for tne purpose of delay but that justice may be done h''^'""- D. S. FRASER Sworn at N:-w Gla.sgow, in the County of Pictou, this third day of November, A. D., 1879, before me, G. W. Unuerwoou, A Commissioner for taking Affidavits in Ihc Saprem ■ 0>nrl of Pictou. 110 PICTOU, SS. IN THE SUPRE.ME COURT, 1880. DAVID S. FRASER. Phinllft. 120 [H.W.S.] DUNCAN A. FRASER and FLORA FRASER, Absent or Absconding Debtors, Defendants. On motion nf counsel for the defendants' for judgment of non pros in th ; above cause, and on hearing the affi.lavit in support of said nation and the affidavit in reply, an.l on argument it ^**f 4 » Biy^ i~T 111 I '\\\" "11' 4 is ordorfid judgment in case of no.: [n-os do j-ass ayainst the plainliH' in this cause, and that the defendants' lio have judgment and ixeeution for their costs of suit. Pli'Tol', June Term. !««(). Bv the ( 'oint. 130 1)AV1I> MATHKSON, Prutln/. IX THE SUPREME COURT/ PICTOU. SS. „ ,^, . ... DAVID S. ERASER. Plamhff. r.s. DUNCAN A. ERASER an^l Ff. )RA ERASER, Absent or Ahseonfling Debtors. Deferxl'iiits. I, John S. D. Thompson, of the City and County of Halifax, barrister-at-lav/ of counsel with the ahove hamed defendants, do make oath and say as follows :— I was instructed by the attorney of tlie defendants in the above entitled c-ause, to enquire of UO the Honorable Mr. Justice Smith, at Annapolis, on Monday, the Hrst day of (Jctober, instant, whether he was prepared to pronounce a decision vn the apt)lieation which had been made to him on behalf of the d.-fendants herein, for judgment of non pros wh, n he was presiding at the last term of this Honorable Court at Pictou, on which application I was infonne.l he had re,served his decision. I .lid sr, en.iuire on that day, or the following day, and was told by said Mr Justice Smith that his .lecision was in favor of the application so ma.le for a judgment ot nm pros. '' On the ninth dav of October instant, 1 r.ad in open court at Annapolis, aforesaid, the rule of jud-ment of -,» pn..< hennn, wlu.n Mi. lustu-e Smith was presiding, and he placed his initials"onthe margin of the said rule as a direction to the Pr. thonotary at Pictou aforesaid, to si.m the same as a rule of Court, as of the last June term at Pictou, aforesaid. This being the loO expre««-^'l intention, 1 afterwards brought the said rule to HalifHX. and deliverenni,h. Commitisioi er ' f SKprciin- Court. CoudI;/ of Halifax. 160 '!W' SUFHKMl": COURT, i'i(!'rou, ss. DAVID S. FllASKR, I'labiliff. Vx. DUNCAN A. FRASER and FLORA FRASER, Absent or Ahseondinj,' D.'l.tors, Defendants. 1, Janias Mod Stewart, of Pictou, in U.e C.uMty of I'ictou, Banister, of Counsel with the defendants' in the nhovo nameil eause, make oath and say : 1 . That tlu3 al,< e eause was eon.n.er.ced by writ of sumn.ons and writ of attachment issued 170 i.n the nineteenth day of Se]itendier. A. D. 1870. 2. IMeas in the ab.ve cause were fded on the sixteenth day of Mareh, A. D. 1877. and the said cause was then at issue. , On the tenth day of April, in said year 1S77, a writ of conunission -^^^-'j'^J^ i„staneeof the defendants herein, to take the ..vid..nee of witnesses resuhng m the United States and such eonuni.ssion has since been returned as 1 an, informed ami venly believe. 4. At the Nov.uber Term of this Court, at Pietou, in 187!., a n.otion .-as made on behalf of the defendants' herein for judgment of non pros in this cause and on ^^^ ^^^^ P'^"^^^^^^^ counsel entering into an undertaking on behalf of said plaintiff to try this eau.se at th. next ^^^ suing term of this Honorable Court at Pictou. this cause- was passed. \ At the June Tern, of this Court, in ;8«0, 1 n.ade a n^otion to the Court ^^ .1-;;^--^;^ non pros herein and the plaintitl's counsel was hear-l in opposition to said "^"fcion, and Mr. ust rS i Iwl^ then in-esidcl at the said Court, then stated that he wished to have the p^^^in e a^se.and would give a decision after reading the said papers, a.id to '"J knowledg nothing further was done herein >,y the parties hereto or their counsel or attorneys at said June Term. «. Am.,.xed hereto, marked " A," is m true copy of the said undertaking to try. 7 Before the present term of this ( 'ourt, at Pictou. commenced, a rule for judgment as of non pros w!: ^lllamong the papers in this cause on tile at Pictou, a copy of which rule is here- ^^^ unto annexed, marked B. H. When this cause was called at this term, the plaintifl went to trial -^'1^-^:1^ ^t diet, and the defend.tnts' counsel t.K>k - . part in s-iid trial, and gave as their reason theiefoi that judgment of non pros ha, D.wii) Mathkhox, Commissioner. Supreme Court, Ontnty ■>/ Piclou. 200 PICTOU, SS. Exhibit A.. IN THE SUPREME COURT, Ks7.». DAVID S. ERASER, PUinitlir. vs. DUNCIAN ERASER an.l FLORA YV.k^¥.^, Dcfendaitis I hereby undertake, on behalf of Davi.l S. Eraser, the above named Pl^'^^if^ " trj tie above cause at the next tern, of this Honorable Courr at Pictou, and m default of the .aid 210 ^Mntitlso proeeedin, to trial, 1 hereby agree, on beha.f of the plaintitf; that the uefendant shall be at lil>erty to enter judgment as of non-suit against the said plaintitt. Dated at Pictou, the 5th day of November, IS?!!. cHAS. D. McDonald, For Plain lif. Exhibit B. IN THE SUPREME (X>URT, 1S«0. Pir'TOTT ss ttm...-DAVID S. ERASER, Planiif, ^20 VH. [H.W.S.l DUNCAN A. ERASER and FLORA ERASER, Absconding Debtors, Deiemhnls. On motion of Counsel for the defendants for judgment of non pn>s i" /he above cause and on hearing the affidavits in support of said ,notion. and the affidavits m reply, and on argument : It is ordered,-Judgment, as in case of non pros, do pass against the plaintiff in this cause,, and that the defendants do have judgment and execution for then- costs of suit. Pictou, June Term, 1880. By the Court. DAVID MATHESON, Frothy. 230 *WI ( 10 picrou, ss. IN THK SUPRICMIC CJOURT, IfSHO. DAVID S. FHASb:R, I'tnintitf. vx. DUNCAN A. FRASKR an.i FLORA FRASER, AV.sent „r Ahscoivlin,!,' Debtors, Defendants. 1. R.,h.nt Se,l,owick, of Halifax, in the County of Halifax, Esquire, of Counsel with the above nained .lefendants, make oath and say as follows: , I. as present in Court at the present sittin,s^o^^^^ ,,, when this cause was called. I was actm. on behalf o the '^^tu-lants 1 run ^^ when the cause was called I calle-l the attention ot f'^-''f^^fJJ'\^^^^ the fact of tlu. rule for judgn.ent of non pros here.n being on file -' JS ^^^ ^^^^^^^ ^^ ^.,,, 1 ,1 nT- tif,,«.nrt who was enfaifetl witn me iiLrim, \>'j .t-i»>^ rSS;:SaHS-e£=5~ii:ti: any one appearing on behalf of ihe defendants. 2. 1 sav that 1 was wholly taken by surprise by the plaintiff V^o^^^^^^^^Z^JZ ,,0 by virtue of the said n.ie for judgment of non pro.-^. ^^^^^ SEDGEWICK. Sworn befor.' me at Pictou, in the County of Pictou, this 2()th day of October, A. D., 1880. David Mathkson, Cumm'r Supreme Court CounU/ «f Pielou. PICTOU, SS. IN THE SUPREME COURT. DAVID S. FRASEli, FlaMif. v.',s. 2C0 DUNCAN A. FRASER, and FLORA FRASER. Absent or Absconding Debtors, Defendavts. .. , • 1 fh Mffi.lpvits of John S D Thomp.son, James McG. Stewart, and Robert On hearing read the athdasits oi jonn > . i/. i v • „fflJo,.u^ nn.1 inners on file Sedgewick. and the exhibits ther..unto annexe.l, and the pleadings, affidavits and papers on til * y' tj • n heroin, and on motion of counsel for tb. .thov. narnM .l.f..n.l.nts, it is onU-rj-i Umt the ^rdict ottlu-jury intl... favor of th. plaintiff, n.n.l.r.-l .lu.in, M... pn s.nt t.rn. l.e. an.l the san.e hereby set aside, with c.sts, on th.> followin^r K'""»ds. 1 Because this «!ause was determined l.efore the said trial. 2 Because hy order of this Court, judgn.ent of nun-suit was duly ordered t<, be entered 270 herein, previous to the said trial, of which the plaintiff had notice before tnal. 3 Because th\: cause was trie.l when the plaintiff was nut of (Jourt. 4 Because the defendants were not bound to attend, and were not present at the said truil- , . T n\v snrnrise and on -rounds appearing in the said affidavits and papers hied. ■^I'trsftothf Jtr'ybrlwn^v^^ t^ur days of the next ensuing December ;:': ^i': 0^^: ^Irable C^rt at Halifax, a ,d in the n.eantime let all proceedings on behalf of the plaintiffs herein be stayed. PiCTOU, 26th October, 1880. By the { 'ourt. DAVID MATHESON, I'mtln^ •280 !-«ffpy*