Schnertzel v. Purcell

Jul 15, 1805
Reporters:
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THE COURT.

If a cause has not been put to ‍​‌‌‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​​​​​​​​​​​‍issue at a preceding term, it is not regularly for trial, unless it be the fifth ‍​‌‌‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​​​​​​​​​​​‍court since its commencement, in which case it must, by act of assembly, be disposed’ of, ‍​‌‌‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​​​​​​​​​​​‍and cannot be continued. But in this case of a material amendment by the plaintiff, it ‍​‌‌‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​​​​​​​​​​​‍must be considered as a new cause at the last term, and the issue not being ‍​‌‌‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​​​​​​​​​​​‍made up, the defendant is entitled to a continuance.