Case closed. Evidence in reply.
Addresses thereon.
Cross-examina- tion and Re- examination,
Judge's Notes.
Inspection or Copy thereof,
Objections to Evidence.
Note of Objection.
Evidence by Affidavit or Commission,
Documentary Evidence.
To be marked.
Amendment of Pleadings.
On what Terms.
Pleadings
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summing up his case by the statement of the other party of his intention to call evidence.
7. The case on both sides shall then be considered closed.
8.-If the party opposed to the party beginning calls or reads evidence, the party beginning shall be at liberty to reply generally on the whole case, or he may call fresh evidence in reply to the evidence given on the other side, on points material to the determination of the issues, or any of them, but not on collateral matters.
9.- When evidence in reply is tendered, and allowed to be given, the party against whom the same has been adduced shall be at liberty to address the Court, and the party beginning shall be entitled to the general reply.
10. Each witness after examination-in-chief shall be subject to cross-examination by the other party, and to re-examination by the party calling him, and after re-examination may be questioned by the Court. and shall not be recalled or further questioned save by leave of the Court, 11. The Court shall take a note of the viva voce evidence, and shall put down the terms of any particular question or answer, if there appears any special reason for doing so.
12.-No person shall be entitled as of right, at any time or for any purpose, to inspection or a copy of the Court's notes.
13.-All objections to evidence must be taken at any time the question objected to is put, or, in case of written evidence, when the same is about to be put in, and must be argued and decided at the time.
14.-Where a question put to a witness is objected to, the Court, unless the objection appears frivolous, shall take a note of the question and objection, if required by either party, and shall mention on the notes. whether the question was allowed to be put or not, and the answer to it, if allowed.
15.-Where any evidence is by affidavit, or has been taken by com- mission, or on deposition, the party adducing the same may read and comment on it, either immediately after his opening or after vivâ voce evidence on his part has been concluded,
16.-Documentary evidence must be put in and read, or taken as read
by consent.
17.--Every document put in evidence shall be marked by the officer of the Court at the time, and shall be retained by the Court during the hearing, and returned to the party who put it in, or from whose custody it came, immediately after the judgment, unless it is impounded by order of the Court.
18. When the evidence adduced at the hearing varies substantial b from the allegations of the respective parties in the pleadings, it sh altoll in the discretion of the Court to allow the pleadings to be amended.
19.-The Court may allow such amendment on such terms as ey adjournment, costs, and other things as seem just, so as to avoid surprise and injury to any party; ut all amendments necessary for the determina- tion in the existing suit of the real question in controversy between the parties shall be made if duly applied for.
20.-The Court may, at the hearing, order or allow, on such terms as which embarrass seem just, the striking out or amendment of any pleading that appears so framed as to prejudice, embarrass, or delay the fair trial of the real ques- tions in controversy between the parties.
or delay.
In Petition or
Answer.
Supplemental Statement.
LXIII.-Facts or circumstances, occurring after the institution of a suit, may, by leave of the Court, be introduced by way of amendment into the petition or answer (as the case may require) at any stage of the pro- ceedings, and the Court may make such order as seems just respecting