Case Name: Swift against Livingston
Court: New York Supreme Court of Judicature
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 1800-10
Citations: 2 Johns. Cas. 112
Docket Number: 
Parties: Swift against Livingston.( )
Judges: 
Reporter: Johnson's Cases
Volume: 2
Pages: 112–113

Head Matter:
Swift against Livingston.( )
The tenant in a writ of right, may be called on the first day of the term, and his default entered for his non-appearance, and if he does not appear, on the quarto die post, and excuse his default, he will be nonsuited.
Emott,
for the tenant in a writ of right, moved on the first day of the term, that the demandant be called, and that his default be entered for his non-appearance;
And this being the quarto die post, he again moved, that the demandant be called to appear, and excuse his default, or that he be nonsuited. (Yin. Abr. 436, 9, 10, and 439,19.)
Scott, contra.
(a) S. C., C. C. 122.

Opinion:
Per Curiam.
In the case of Clobery v. The Bishop of Exon, (Carthew, 173,) it was decided, that the tenant, in a writ of right, is only demandable on the quarto die post; but that the demandant is liable to be called on the primo die placiti, and in case of non-appearance his default may be entered, which, if he does not appear and excuse, on the quarto die post, he is liable to a nonsuit. (Co. Litt. 139, b.) At common law, on every continuance or day given, at or before judgment, the plaintiff or demandant might have been nonsuited ; and before the stat. of Henry IY. after verdict, if the court gave a day to be advised, at that day *plaintiff was demandable, and, therefore, might have been nonsuited, if he did not then appear; but that is remedied by our statute. After an award to answer, however, or a demurrer in law joined, the plaintiff for not ap pearing shall still be nonsuit, for he is not helped by the statute.
Judgment of nonsuit.( )
(b) See n. (a) to Haines v. Budd, supra, vol. 1, p. 335.