Shaw v. Wallace

2 U.S. 179 2 Dall. 179 Court SCOTUS English

Delivered by By the Court :

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September Term, 1792.

Shaw versus Wallace.

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THIS cause was set down for trial; but was afterwards continued by the plaintiff. The defendant’s attorney, prayed a rule might be granted for security for costs, the

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plaintiff residing in New-York. Moylan, objected, that the motion came too late, after the cause had been marked for trial.

But,

—It is never too late to grant the rule, when it will not delay the trial.

Rule granted.