Brownlow's Knoxville Whig. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1866-1869, 1866-07-18
Decision of the Supreme Court.

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THOMAS d CALDWELL attorney Ge-efAi ana Re
porter
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This IS an action OF Tesspas7 on tn9 case brought IL TIE
Circuit Court Of Davidson 70 recover damage Tor the
sion OF slave called Spencer who It as alleged vas killed
while in the 81 lhs painiia IN error There was
inquiry awarded and the damages on MS execution assesseG
by jury 5000 Motions to set aside the Judgment by de-
sull' anu Inc teJ ~ i iv "a rt Nsfs
repeatedly made ana 0! ' COURT ana an appeal ~
con jisr,sJ ,ritb much real ana .EiIifv ~, f-b -
zen uIs, i7seI Slth ~ WI al 80 ~ uo,L SUE IL,
nient by default II INSISTED tHat was taken before IN
ieeaTaon was Mel ana Una. IL - theTsL1rt aaIty Tn
uted, TO The January term 49, anu ina. laprr rezu
l2rh PnrPol.ing 70 e l-i en- properly entitled
I ING January tFH l vas on me m he clerks IN
as 70 the lLg "i II VA lti me CIe section
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: may o. y " on '''l'h' uni--
N is insistad mat ms provision OF tFe C,- ia -,r+.
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PLACED on the file without the Clerks Endorsement is Mt @
IL legal papar a. the defendant would be- bound 10 -gti h.
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lille and papers put together and IN bundles are
|6Ie / BiuTice tifIs Liab citing Vim A. s1 m le,i
ts rortv mott Of tho fruc time Al vyI H., heoppo-
plea was MED 50 that he may know when 70 oil OF
jrrr,ra5i Or NJ as cIaTiy eITsrs Fl me 'A'ily 0f The
statute t7ri me t1l-1 j! Terms authorizing the court
Far .Taicil,, -lJyse ss =, I'm ~ ~ az ms discretion
the opposing party to answer ii on ,hc anu gomPL
raivt Ris riIt r. Fays If stricken al IN party may
piy and AFR plea or verdict Or iI1gf t te%d u r.
sr!y taken and entered yvitb1ut T3otiII - IesG-
he held 10 bsye aiyrd his riybi i1da H. n must
f,er tbs sracTtio- Of III N 5n,g The la"
presumes the parties in person or fy ft mo c!L!
ra,r4 III g,-rirtarJir, 81 o. re present H
,y Talvs tg Su IN , y upon them OF through
n,t ,ftsr ni,75a5t H., Ga,-l y, r-5 ' 10 they can
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declaration and the Judgment BY default The and d.
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W. - IN ,9t 81 IN I'm sulTi7Ht an
oeGa'.2aea by he aoaps1r.r, q hi oa adi uohiDs
f. the force OF the judgment and when excluded altogether
no degree diminish OF chang Ls grafton and eject They
are therefore, merely rpluaE and under the Code
into which the cau-f NAV d, removed o
But admitting Judgment By default to De v1 urrb
insisted that his Honor the Circuit Judge erred in re,rua
aside, support this proposition tha fBr
stion of the the affidavit plaintiff in error r
upon. The bound take Judicial notice Of
stence OF the late var aud IT'S aee IN closing tho d.
but they cannot under the excitement Of the time
excuse the wfgl negligence OF parte- experimenting h
this case the record shows that tn January ,r I5 vac
regular appearance term but it fail, 10 show tbt %
Der term 1854 when the paiutn IA arrr was rIsrIg I
led out and Tor want OF plea Judgment by dfaut
succeeding By law, the regular term was in Jan
nary Is bat ts record silent . 10 any steps taken in the
Necuted anu Julleht maj pronounced tie verdict
4 uIS' against the pIdIhtlu IN error, Tor 500
mus appears the court was open at tie appearance
January @ "ucL u Nas the duty ~ The plIutIH
CIV MS cause the necessary attention and the pre-
OF IA" Is II continued open at least until after IL
under Tie ordinance 1l secession adopted tn
II Nia epl 70 "h'faW from the tuICu. During thia
no psOd mere : no evidence that the plaintiff ia
gave h cause the slightest attention and his affidavit
ed on hs motion 20 set aside the judgment by default
ias 70 furnish any satisfactory excuse t tuI1
ble lnattentlOn. In fact he doe pretend r-5uE TO-
this iah at the appearance and succeeding torn, ofha court
put he had employ d counsel expected 10
present at the Sepiat= session Isgt when Judgment b.
default TAKEN but that his attorney absent ant
Ito important business but he had
write attorneys h look after his sa. H. %
IUhO through apprehensiJn had 6f.
particular their attention that h. I.iutif ia
rrOI Wa ht present. DsCu' ne i NOT know that the
va ~ n IA 2fpttlnDeT' 1871.
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Javit ,+tr1s.J - De- - -. . me s.cond an.
gT,ff,, Ey .f,,I. - - Li Iy'oH - -=L aside The
NV III rorri Tfa n, - - 80 rs properly refused
~ -T Jul 70 mon - 81 aside the Judgment dr
and on the iay Irt cteA r. sgIaTy entered.
rgument snrDortsJ ~, 55v;. lti-i up and 4er
rpgUI2rIy oytrrrIeJ AMI jsci ,- PI-AtiI n error
tiop of the attorney II .Ea rIsiI.5 ~ on ti7 appca
ond affIsyft there vs. n -TbT ~ 'slA ths sec
the iudgulent in supnort IS ,vbirL II SCI aall9
81 Of ne Cirrrr I'M ~ ,-aTt - Inc reiu-
of the writ Of iD5rrv f.. - a-s+.r - "a In execution
ked to reverse On rha+ account m NM We a--
interfere in meters III "h-
of the inferior courts il. roo v.Il sltrIsI -LstJI
troverzy But his Discretion r1Ist li lit oi cor
Nm arbitrary Ii-rrti1- II - .- legal and not
it= Of the action it Is tie duty OF this court to s5 @