Case Name: Edwards ads. M'Kinstry
Court: New York Supreme Court
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 1800-10
Citations: 1 Cole. & Cai. Cas. 125
Docket Number: 
Parties: Edwards ads. M'Kinstry.
Judges: 
Reporter: Coleman & Caines' Cases
Volume: 1
Pages: 125–125

Head Matter:
Edwards ads. M'Kinstry.
ON a motion to set aside a default, and that the defendant have leave to plead, on the sole ground that he has merits, and that the plaintiff has not lost a trial, the court said,

Opinion:
When a party swears to merits, the court will strongly incline to let him in, but he must be able to suggest some excuse for not having pleaded; such, perhaps, as accident or inadvertence. Here the defendant does not attempt to give any reason at all, and therefore he must take nothing by his motion.