Case ID: njl_3/html/0310-02.html
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Date Created: 2024-08-24T03:29:51.129683

[543] STEVENSON against STILES.
    OH. CEETIOBABI.
    On the appearance of the parties before the justice, the plaintiff files his state of demand; on which, the defendant delivered to the justice, the following plea:
    To James Ludlum, justice, my state of demand and plea is, that I demand a nonsuit, for which I plead relationship, and wish you to dismiss the action. From your friend,
    ENOCH STEVENSON.
    The justice took no notice of this plea. It was contended by the counsel for the plaintiff in error, who was the defendant below, that the justice ought to have tried this plea. That it amounted to a challenge.
   By the Court.

It is true, that under our act of [*] Assembly, a challenge of relationship must be tried; but the challenge must state how related, and to whom. It is impossible to tell from this challenge, between whom this relationship was. The justice did right.

Judgment affirmed.

Cited in Mann v. Glover, 2 Gr. 195.