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Butler v. KingButler v. King

New York Supreme Court
Aug 15, 1833
Reporters:
Before:
Sutherland

By the Court,

Sutherland, J.

The defendant should have accepted short notice of ‍‌​​​​​‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​​​​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​​​‌​​​‌​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​‌​​​‌​‌​‌‌​​​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌​​​​​‌​‌​‌‌​‍trial; there were seven days before the circuit when the plea was tendered, and the plaintiff’s attorney offered to stipulate ‍‌​​​​​‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​​​​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​​​‌​​​‌​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​‌​​​‌​‌​‌‌​​​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌​​​​​‌​‌​‌‌​‍that the cause should not be brought on to trial until the third or fourth day of the circuit. Even ‍‌​​​​​‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​​​​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​​​‌​​​‌​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​‌​​​‌​‌​‌‌​​​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌​​​​​‌​‌​‌‌​‍now it is not alleged that the defendant had not time to prepare for his defence. He might have had ‍‌​​​​​‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​​​​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​​​‌​​​‌​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​‌​​​‌​‌​‌‌​​​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌​​​​​‌​‌​‌‌​‍a trial on the merits, or have attended the execution of the writ of inquiry; having done neither, he is ‍‌​​​​​‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​​​​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​​​‌​​​‌​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​‌​​​‌​‌​‌‌​​​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌​​​​​‌​‌​‌‌​‍not entitled to relief. The motion is denied, with costs.

Case Details

Case Name: Butler v. King
Court Name: New York Supreme Court
Date Published: Aug 15, 1833
Citation: 10 Wend. 561
Court Abbreviation: N.Y. Sup. Ct.
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