Wiggins v. Tatom.

Jul 5, 1806
Reporters:
Before:
Per Curiam.
Per curiam.

I will not proceed till you satisfy me that an action ‍​‌​​​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‍at law is the proper remedy to be pursued — I think it is not. The plaintiff’s counsel cited, but did ‍​‌​​​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‍not produce, 1 East’s Re* ports, 220; and the Judge said he would have the plaintiff called, and would set aside ‍​‌​​​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‍the nonsuit, if the plaifttiff’s counsel would convince him that it was wrong.

The plaintiff was nonsuited; but the Reporter having ‍​‌​​​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‍left the court before the end of the term, cannot say whe-the nonsuit was set aside or not.

Vide 2 Bos. & Pull. 268, 274, ‍​‌​​​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‍which supports the position, that the suit may be at law.