Deoree to be obeyed without Demand.
Written Judgment
to be filed.
General Powers
of the court.
Application for Review by
Notice of Motion.
Such Notice no Stay of Pro- ceedings-
Money in Court.
Application after 14 Days.
Jury may be demanded.
Court may order Jury.
Discovery of new Evidence,
Improper
Admission or Rejection of Evidence.
Proceedings
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9.-A person directed by a decree or order to pay money, or do any other act, is bound to obey the decree or order without any demand for payment or performance.
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10. Whenever the Court shall deliver a written judgment the original, or a copy thereof signed by the judge, shall be filed in the suit or other proceeding.
Review of Judgment-Re-hearing-New Trial LXVIII-The Court may in any case, on such terms as seem just, review any judgment, or order a re-hearing or new trial, with or without a stay of pr ceedings.
2. Any application for a review of jugment or for a re-hearing or new trial must be made on notice of motion filed not later than fourteen days after such decision or hearing or verdict.
3.-Such notice shall not of its lf operate as a stay of proceedings; but any money in Court in the suit shall be retained to abide the result of the motion or the further order of the Court.
4-After the expiration of such fourteen days, application for such review, re-hearing, or new trial shall not be admitted, except by special leave of the Court, on such terms a seem just.
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5.-On an order for re-hearing or new trial, either party may demand a jury for the second trial, though the first was not with a jury.
6. The Court may, if it think fit, make it a condition of granting a re-hearing or new trial that the trial shall be with a jury.
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7. The iscovery of new matter or eviden e which was not within the knowle ge of the applicant, or could not be addu ed by him at the trial, may be ground for a new trial, but the improper admission or reject on of evidence shall not be a ground of itsel for a new trial or rever a of any ju igment in any case, if it shal appear to the Court that, in epen- dently of the evidence objected to an admitted, there was sufficient evidence to justify th judgment, or that if the reje ted evidence had been recei ed it ought not to have varie the judgment.
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8. When an appl a ion for a review of judgment, re-hearing, or where Applica- new trial s granted, a note thereof shall be made in the register of suits, tion is granted. an the Court shall give such order in regard thereto as it may deem
proper in the circumstances of the case.
Examination of Judgment Debtor.
Discovery of Property.
Production of Books and Documents.
PART III.
PROCEEDINGS TO ENFORCE THE DECREE-EXECUTION
CHAPTER XI.
Investigation as to Property of Judgment Debtor
LXIX.-Where a decree directing payment of money remains wholly or in par unsatisfied (whether a writ of execution has issued or not) the person prosecuting the decree may apply to the Court for a summons, requir- ing the person by whom payment is directed to be ma 'e to appear and be examined respecting his ability to make the payment directed, and the Court shall, unless it sees good reason to the contrary, issue such a summons.
2.-On the appearance of the person against whom the summons is issue 1, he may be examined on oath by or on behalf of the person prosecut- ing the decree, and by the Court, respecting his ability to pay the money directed to be paid, and for the discovery of property applicable to such payment, and as to the disposal which he may have made of any property. 3.-He shall be bound to produce on oath, or otherwise, ali books, papers, and documents in his possession or power relating to property applicable to such payment.