Why Plaintiff Must Appear cites
September 3, 2014 / MJT / 0 Comments
Acts 25:16 – To whom I answered, It is not the manner of the Romans to deliver any man to
die, before that he which is accused have the accusers face to face, and have licence to answer
for himself concerning the crime laid against him.
Cf. — Google Books search “if the plaintiff does not appear, no verdict may be given“
Titles To Look For
1768 – Blackstone – Commentaries on the Laws of England – see page 376
1750 – Giles Jacob – A New Law Dictionary Containing the Interpretation and Definition of
Words (see p22 “nonsuit”)
1811 – Sir Thomas Edlyne Tomlins – The Law-dictionary: Explaining the Rise, Progress, and
Present State, of the English Law