Case ID: kirby_1/html/0174-01.html
Source: Caselaw Access Project
Author: {"author": "By the Court.", "license": "Public Domain", "url": "https://static.case.law/"}
Date Created: 2024-08-24T03:29:51.129683

Snow et al. v. Antrim.
    The defendant, in this case, was under tbe care of a conservator. His counsel, tbe last term, pleaded in abatement, tbat tbe conservator was not notified of tbe suit. Tbe court refused to abate tbe process; but ordered tbe action continued, tbat tbe conservator might be notified. Tbe plaintiffs took out a citation for tbat purpose, but through mistake it was not served but a few days before tbe session of court.
    Mr. Dixon now moved, tbat tbe action' might be erased from tbe docket, because tbe conservator bad not been legally notified of tbe suit, agreeably to tbe order of court last term.
    " Mr. Chandler objected, tbat tbe law does not require tbe same time to be observed in tbe service of such citation, as in case of original process.
   By the Court.

This case is different from an original process. Tbe action is well in court, and ought not to be discontinued.— If tbe conservator has bad reasonable notice, it is all tbe law requires; — if tbe notice has been too short for him to be fully prepared for trial, tbe court will grant longer delay for him to make further preparation.