Leathers v. Leathers

Sep 27, 1912
Reporters:
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Before:
Fish
Fish, C. J.

1. Where in a former suit between the same parties, and relating to ‍​​​‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌​​​‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌​​​​​​​​‌‌‌‌​​​‌​​​​​​‌​‌​‌‌‌‍the same subject-matter, a verdict and judgment were rendered against the defendant, whose motion for a new trial was overruled, and such judgment was affirmed by the Supreme Court, ‍​​​‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌​​​‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌​​​​​​​​‌‌‌‌​​​‌​​​​​​‌​‌​‌‌‌‍a petition subsequently brought by the defendant, to review and set aside the verdict and judgment, was properly dismissed on general demurrer, where it appeared that the grounds for review ‍​​​‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌​​​‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌​​​​​​​​‌‌‌‌​​​‌​​​​​​‌​‌​‌‌‌‍were such as were known, or could by reasonable diligence have been discovered in time to incorporate them in the motion for new trial made in the former case.

2. ‍​​​‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌​​​‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌​​​​​​​​‌‌‌‌​​​‌​​​​​​‌​‌​‌‌‌‍Such petition for review was subject to dismissal, at any time before verdict, for failure to set out a cause of action.

Judgment a‘ffirmed.

All the Justices concur. Equitable petition. Before Judge ‍​​​‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌​​​‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌​​​​​​​​‌‌‌‌​​​‌​​​​​​‌​‌​‌‌‌‍Edwards. Douglas superior court. March 23, 1911. J. 8. James, for plaintiffs. H. W. Nalley and J. H. McLarty, for defendants.