Case Name: George Codwise and others v. John Hacker
Court: New York Supreme Court
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 1805-02
Citations: 1 Cole. & Cai. Cas. 430
Docket Number: 
Parties: George Codwise and others v. John Hacker.
Judges: 
Reporter: Coleman & Caines' Cases
Volume: 1
Pages: 430–430

Head Matter:
George Codwise and others v. John Hacker.
THE defendant in this cause, without any previous rule for trying it by proviso, gave a simple notice that he should bring it on, but inserted a proviso clause in the venire. Under these circumstances he obtained a nonsuit at the last .term, to set aside which, application was now made on behalf of the plaintiff, who did not notice for trial ; the court, however, refused the motion in consequence of the proviso clause being inserted in the venue, but at the same time made the following general rule.

Opinion:
Ordered, that hereafter the defendant shall not try a cause by proviso, without a previous rule for that purpose, to be granted by the court on the usual notice.