A Defendant having several times obtained an extension of time to answer – once upon an affidavit that the answer would be ready in a few days – filed at last a document answering only one immaterial interrogatory, hoping to gain time by driving the Plaintiff to file exceptions for insufficiency. On motion by the Plaintiff this document was ordered to be taken off the file, and the Defendant was made to pay the costs of the motion, and all other costs occasioned to the Plaintiff by filing such an answers.
[1857] EngR 171, (1857) 3 K and J 166, (1857) 69 ER 1066
Commonlii
England and Wales
Updated: 13 October 2021; Ref: scu.289917 br>