Case Name: The People against Freer
Court: New York Supreme Court of Judicature
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 1803-11
Citations: 1 Cai. 394
Docket Number: 
Parties: The People against Freer.
Judges: 
Reporter: Caines' Reports
Volume: 1
Pages: 495–495

Head Matter:
The People against Freer.
If a defendant has been prevented by adverse winds, from showing cause against a rule for an information, and the same has been made absolute for want of cause shown, the court will set it aside of course, on an immediate application.
A Rule had, in the last term, been granted against the defendant to show cause, on the first day of the present term, why an information should not be filed against him, and no cause having been shown on the day appointed, the rule was made absolute.
Hoffman
now stated to the court, that the defendant had been prevented by adverse winds, which detained himself counsel and papers, until after the rising of the court on the first day of the term, and prayed that the rule mighty be enlarged.
See The People r. Van Wyck, 2 Caines’ Rep. 334

Opinion:
Per Curiam.
It is oí course; take your motion, but show cause on the first non-enumerated day.
Motion granted.