6 Ky. 80 | Ky. Ct. App. | 1813
OPINION of the Court, by
Patterson brought an action of trespass quare clausum freg'it et bortis asportatis in the Pulaski circuit court, against Glover Matthews and Nancy Matthews his wife, Nathaniel Matthews and Elizabeth Wilson. The original writ was returnable to the October term 1809, was directed to the sheriff of Clark county, and executed upon Clover Matthews and wife, and Elizabeth Wilson, the 18th of, September, and a copy of the declaration delivered. An alias issued against Nathaniel Matthews, directed to the sheriff of Pulaski, and was executed during the October term ; and at the April term 1810, a judgment by default was obtained against the whole of the defendants, for ¡8 115 and costs.
To stay proceedings upon the judgment, and obtain a new trial, Glover Matthews and wife filed their bill in chancery, in which they in substance allege that they were not guilty of the trespass complained of, apd assign as a reason for not having defended the sui^, that he had the misfortune to be entirely blind, and being in consequence of his blindness incapable of personally attending to the defence of the suit, he had engaged as his agent for that purpose, his ccdefendant Nathaniel Matthews, to whom he gave money to employ a lawyer 5 but that the said agent had either deceived the complainants, or the lawyer had deceived him, and no de-fence was made.
The answer denies the material allegations of the bill, and insists that the reason assigned for not defending the suit, is not a sufficient ground for decreeing a new trial.
On a final hearing the court below decided that the former verdict and judgment should be set aside, and a new trial awarded i from which decree this appeal ha» been prosecuted.
Decree reversed, and remanded for bill to he dis»' missed with costs, See*