Higgs v. Heugh

U.S. Circuit Court for the District of District of Columbia

Higgs v. Heugh

12 F. Cas. 133, 3 D.C. 142, 3 Cranch 142

CourtU.S. Circuit Court for the District of District of Columbia

DecidedMay 15, 1827

StatusPublished

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Bluebook

Higgs v. Heugh, 12 F. Cas. 133, 3 D.C. 142, 3 Cranch 142 (circtddc 1827).

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Opinion

The Court (nem con.) said, that the practice of the Court has not been to require the particular circumstances of diligence to be stated in the affidavit, but to examine the party, or his counsel either upon oath or otherwise to the satisfaction of the Court as to the particular endeavors to obtain the testimony; and, in the present case, being satisfied by Mr. Jones’s verbal statement, that reasonable diligence had been used, they continued the cause.

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The Court (nem con.) said, that the practice of the Court has not been to require the particular circumstances of diligence to be stated in the affidavit, but to examine the party, or his counsel either upon oath or otherwise to the satisfaction of the Court as to the particular endeavors to obtain the testimony; and, in the present case, being satisfied by Mr. Jones’s verbal statement, that reasonable diligence had been used, they continued the cause.

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12 F. Cas. 133, 3 D.C. 142, 3 Cranch 142, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/opinion/higgs-v-heugh-circtddc-1827.