Case: William S. Wisdom vs. John W. Williams and Hugh A. Blevins
Abbreviation: Wisdom v. Williams
Decision Date: 1846-04
Docket Number: 
Citation: 1 Ark. Terr. Rep. 460
Volume: 1
Reporter: Reports of Cases Argued and Determined in the United States Superior Court for the Territory of Arkansas, from 1820 to 1836
Court: Arkansas Circuit Court
Jurisdiction: Arkansas
Parties: William S. Wisdom vs. John W. Williams and Hugh A. Blevins.
Judges: 
Pages: 460–460

Head Matter:
William S. Wisdom vs. John W. Williams and Hugh A. Blevins.
A plea puis darrein continuance, admits the plaintiff’s cause of action, displaces all previous pleas and defences, and the defendant must stand on that alone.
April, 1846.
— Debt, before the Hon. Benjamin Johnson, district judge, holding the circuit court.
A. Fowler, for the plaintiff.
Daniel Dingo and F. W. Trapnall, for the defendants.

Opinion:
Per Curiam.
— A plea puis darrein continuance admits the plaintiff's cause of action, and even if the plea is established still the plaintiff is entitled to costs. It has the effect of displacing all other pleas and previous defences, and the party is obliged to stand on that alone. 10 Wend. 679; 1 Chitty, PI. 441; 2 Peters, 548; Stephen, PL 81, 83; 13 Peters, 152; Story, PL 53, 54. By operation of law the previous pleas are considered as stricken from the record, and every thing is confessed except the matter contested by the plea puis darrein continuance.