20 Johns. 501 | Court for the Trial of Impeachments and Correction of Errors | 1822
The appellant must file his petition of appeal, addressed to this Court, before it can be possessed of the cause. By the rules of this Court,
Platt, J. said, that it was made a question, at a former session of the Court, whether such a service was good, and the Court expressed their opinion that it was sufficient.
Papers in this Court may be served on the counsel in the cause.
Sherwood then asked for a shorter rule than eight days, but the Court said he must take the usual rule.
Note. Saturday, September 7. The Chief Justice read an order respecting the service of papers in this Court, which the Court adopted, and which is, as follows : “ Ordered, that the service of all notices, copies of orders, and affidavits, in this Court, during the sitting of the Court, may be made on the counsel for the parties, and, also, on the agents for the attorney of the parties; but when made on- agents, double the time of service shall be allowed.’'
The Chief Justice said, that by agents, was meant agents in the Supreme Court.
Vide 16 Johns. Rep. 604, Rule VII.