Rivers v. Walker — 1 U.S. 81

Majority

p. 79

Rivers v. Walker.

Syllabus

Reference. —Practice.

For a contrary practice, tbe report, in the present instance, was set aside, on motion of Lewis, in behalf of tbe defendant, opposed by Lnaersoll for tbe plaintiff,^[1]

It was ruled in tbis cause, that notice of tbe time and place of tbe meeting of referees, must be served on tbe party bimself, and not on bis attorney ; unless it be otherwise specified in tbe rule of reference.

Footnotes

1 See act 23 March 1877 (P. L. 28), which authorizes a service upon the attorney of n resident defendant. Wilcox v Payne, 88 Penn. St. 154 .