Court Opinion

ID: 7966488
Source: CourtListenerOpinion
Date Created: 2022-09-09 00:51:04.127263+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T16:34:39.444058
License: Public Domain

Gilfillan, C. J.
The defendant, for answer to the complaint, allegedthat plaintiffs are-non-residents, and have not filed the security for costs required by statute; and. that he demanded in writing a copy of plaintiffs’ account, and they did not serve the same within the time required by statute; Neither of these is proper matter of answer. Neither goes to the-jurisdiction of the court,-or is a defence to the cause of action. For failure to file security for costs, the remedy is pointed out by Gen. St. 1878, c. 67, § 20. It is by motion for a stay of proceedings or for a dismissal. The remedy for failure to serve a copy of the plaintiffs’ account is indicated by section 105, c. 66. It is by objection to proof of the account when offered at the trial. Where a non-resident plaintiff has omitted to file security for costs before commencing his action, the court may undoubtedly allow him to file it nunc pro. tunc. The answer being irrelevant, the plaintiffs were- entitled to move for judgment as for want of an answer. Section 99, c. 66. The defendant complains that the leave to answer granted him by the order was limited to 10 days. As he had no right to answer again; and the leave given him to do so was matter of grace, he cannot be heard to complain.
Order affirmed.
Note. The cases of Butts v. Moorhead Mfg. Co., Wadham’s Oil & Crease Co. v. Bruns, and Woolfolk v. Bruns, presented the same questions, and were argued at the same time with the foregoing case, and by the same counsel, and with the same result.