Case Name: St. John against Benedict
Court: New York Supreme Court of Judicature
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 1815-10
Citations: 12 Johns. 418
Docket Number: 
Parties: St. John against Benedict.
Judges: 
Reporter: Johnson's Reports
Volume: 12
Pages: 418–418

Head Matter:
St. John against Benedict.
t ( t a second adjonrnment to a defendant, for nesses *wfierríie fov'not” having utter"tlL ‘fct adjournment, A justice may
IN ERROR, on certiorari to a justice’s court,
' After the cause had been adjourned on the application of the u 11 plaintiff in error, thé defendant below: the defendant, at the adjourned day, by his attorney, offered to swear that he still wanted material witnesses, and to give security, but did not 0®"cr ■ to prove that he had taken any measures to obtain the witnesses. The justice refused a second adjournment, and the defendant’s attorney withdrew. The cause was heard ex parte, and judgment given for the-plaintiff.

Opinion:
Per Curiam.
Although the justice may, upon reasonable cause, grant a second adjournment,- yet, according to the return, he acted discreetly in refusing it in this case; because there was no excuse offered'for the loches in not procuring the witnesses after the first adjournment.
. Judgment affirmed.