Sawyer v. Schoonmaker

8 How. Pr. 198

Opinion

Welles, Justice.

It is objected, on the part of the plaintiff, that the folios of the affidavits upon which the motion is founded, are not distinctly numbered and marked, as required by the rule. The objection is true, in point of fact, and although quite technical, is not more so, than the grounds of the motion. The complaint was served with the summons. The former contained, a proper reference to the statute under which the penalties are claimed to have been incurred. There is, therefore, no color of merits in the motion; and when a party comes into court demanding strict practice, on purely technical grounds, he must see to it that his own practice is not obnoxious to similar objections to those which he raises to that of his adversary. Here, too, has been laches in making the motion, which would be readily excused upon the facts slated, in a case where there were merits. Besides, the defendant should have returned the papers with the objections stated, so far as the folios were concerned. The motion is denied, with seven dollars costs.