Gamage v. Law

Feb 15, 1807
Reporters:
Per Curiam.

The justice cannot adjourn a cause more ‍​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​​​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​​​‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌​​​​‌​‍than once, on his own motion, and that only for a time not exceeding six days after the ‍​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​​​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​​​‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌​​​​‌​‍return ofthe process.* The second adjournment in this case, is not within the provision of the act; ‍​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​​​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​​​‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌​​​​‌​‍and it is not stated to have been made from necessity, or any just, cause. ‍​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​​​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​​​‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌​​​​‌​‍It amounted, therefore, to a discontinuance of the suit. The judgment below must be reversed. Judgment ‍​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​​​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​​​‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌​​​​‌​‍reversed.

Notes

Laws of N. Y. vol. 1 p. 492. § 2.