Shaw v. Wallace
Opinion
2 U.S. 179 2 Dall. 179 1 L.Ed. 339
Shaw v. Wallace
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
September Term, 1792 1
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 plaintiff residing in New York. Moylan, objected, that the motion came too late, after the cause had been marked for trial.
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But, By the Court: It is never too late to grant the rule, when it will not delay the trial.
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Rule granted.
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