Case: Hurst versus Hurst
Abbreviation: Hurst v. Hurst
Decision Date: 1799-04
Docket Number: 
Citation: 3 Dall. 512
Volume: 3
Reporter: United States Reports
Court: United States Circuit Court for the District of Pennsylvania
Jurisdiction: United States
Parties: Hurst versus Hurst.
Judges: 
Pages: 512–512

Head Matter:
Hurst versus Hurst.
THIS caufe being marked for trial, Ingerjott moved for. a. continuance, on the ground, that a Bill in equityhad been continuance, on the ground, that a Bill in equityhad been filed by his client, the Defendant, in the Circuit Court, for the Ñew York diftridi, calling for a difcovery and account, in relation to the matters in controverfy in the prefent. fuit; but that the Plaintiff here had refufed to file an anfwer to the bill, in con-fequence of ■trhich, an attachment-had ifiued againft him; After fome remarks by jR.awle, in oppofitipn to the continuance,

Opinion:
TRÉbELL, JuJUce.
Though on general grounds,' I ihouldbe very reludfant to agree to the continuance óf a caufe of this' defcription, which, in a variety of ihapes, has been long depending, I think the particular circúmftances tha,t have been ftated, calí for the interpofitiofi of the Court; The difclofure of certain fails,- that depend on the knowledge of the Plaintiff,' it deemed eflential to a fair decifion: if the difclofure will not injtire him, he can have no reafon for refu'fing to make it; while his refufal to anfwer the bill in equity filed in New York, at the fame time that he preñes for a trial of the common law fuit here; raifes a ftrong prefumptiort againft him; Under this impreffioni therefore; the continuance is now allowed; and we fh'all be difpofed to hear favorablv every future application to poftpone a trial, until the Plaintiff has filed a fatisfadtory anfwer to thcf bill in equity.'