Court Opinion

ID: 8055627
Source: CourtListenerOpinion
Date Created: 2022-09-09 04:32:25.830522+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T16:37:50.048070
License: Public Domain

The plaintiff below brought his suit against one only, whereas there were two administrators. The defendant filed no plea in writing, but at the trial moved for a non-suit upon that ground. The justice overruled the motion, and judgment was given for the plaintiff. The administrators sued out the certiorari, to be relieved from this judgment; and the court ruled, 1. That the error in bringing the suit was fatal. And 2. That a defendant need not plead it in abatement, in writing, in the court for the trial of small causes, but might take advantage of it, by motion for a nonsuit.
Judgment reversed.