Colescott v. Bonwill

Superior Court of Delaware

Colescott v. Bonwill

4 Del. 364

DecidedJuly 5, 1846

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Colescott v. Bonwill, 4 Del. 364 (Del. Ct. App. 1846).

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The Court

affirmed the judgment. If the adjournment had been general to a particular day, the justice should not enter judgment by default, until the usual time of closing business for the day; but where the adjournment is to a certain hour of the day, and so made in the presence of the defendant, or with notice to him, the justice is not bound to wait beyond that hour; otherwise, all the business before him might, by the negligence of the defendants, be postponed to the last hour; when it would be impossible to hear and determine it.

Judgment affirmed.

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The Court

affirmed the judgment. If the adjournment had been general to a particular day, the justice should not enter judgment by default, until the usual time of closing business for the day; but where the adjournment is to a certain hour of the day, and so made in the presence of the defendant, or with notice to him, the justice is not bound to wait beyond that hour; otherwise, all the business before him might, by the negligence of the defendants, be postponed to the last hour; when it would be impossible to hear and determine it.

Judgment affirmed.

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4 Del. 364, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/opinion/colescott-v-bonwill-delsuperct-1846.