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3. Every such special case shall be settled by the parties, and in case ipecial Case of difference by the full Court.
how settled.
4. The Court may order any point of law reserved to be set down Setting down for argument without any previous application.
for Argument.
where no Leave
5.-The Court shall, upon motion for a new trial, have power to order a Nonsuit, &c. nonsuit or verdict to be entered, although no leave has been reserved at the trial. reserved.
Withdrawal and Adjustment of Suits.
Permit With-
bring fresh
LXVI.-If the plaintiff, at any time before final judgment, satisfy Court may the Court that there are sufficient grounds for permitting him to withdraw drawal with from the suit with liberty to bring a fresh suit for the same matter, it lirty to shall be competent to the Court to grant such permission on such terms Action. as to costs or otherwise as it may deem proper. In any such fresh suit, the plaintiff shall be bound by the rules for the limitation of actions in the Limitation of same manner as if the first suit had not been brought. If the plaintiff withdraw from the suit without such permission, he shall be precluded Withdrawal from bringing a fresh suit for the same matter.
Action.
without Per- mission.
2.-If a suit shall be adjusted by mutual agreement or compromise, Disposal of Suit
by Adjustment, or if the defendant satisfy the plaintiff in respect of the matter of the suit, such agreement, compromise, or satisfaction shall be recorded, and the suit shall be disposed of in accordance therewith.
to Registr. r.
3.-Notice of such agreement, compromise, or satisfaction shall be Notice of given by the plaintiff, or in case an attorney shall be employed, by his Adjustment attorney, to the Registrar, together with such particulars as inay be required of him, within one week after the same shall liave been made, and in default thereof he shall be deemed guilty of a contempt of Court.
CHAPTER X.-JUDGMENT AND DECREE.
LXVII. When the cause is tried by the Court with a jury, the Delivery of verdict shall be recorded and judgment shall be entered up by the Registrar Judgruent. as the Court shall direct; and when the cause is tried by the Court without a jury the judgment shall be pronounced in open Court, unless the Court shall otherwise direct, or it may be read by the Registrar if so ordered.
ment reserved.
2. If the judgment of the Court is reserved at the hearing, parties Where Judg to the suit shall be summoned to hear judgment, unless the Court at the hearing states the day on which judgment will be delivered, in which case no summons to hear judgment shall be issued.
3. All parties shall be deemed to have notice of any judgment, if the same is pronounced at the hearing of the application or suit.
4. All parties duly served with notice to attend and hear judgment shall be deemed to have notice of the judgment when pronounced.
Where Judg-
meat delivered at Hearing.
Notice of
Jud ment.
by Registrar-
5.—A minute of every judgment, whether final or interlocutory, shall Minute thereof be made by the Registrar, and every such minute shall be a decree of the Force and Court, and shall have the full force and effect of a formal decree: Pro- Effect thereof vided always that the Court may order a formal decree to be drawn up on Formal Decres. the application of either party,
Money-
6.-When the suit is for a sum of money due to the plaintiff, the Decree for Court may, in the decree, order interest, at such rate as the Court may Intereat. think proper, to be paid on the principal sum adjudged from the date of the suit to the date of the judgment, in addition to any interest adjudged on such principal sum for any period prior to the date of the suit; with further interest on the aggregate sum so adjudged and on the costs of the suit from the date of the decree to the date of payment.
Instalments.
7.—In all judgments for the payment of money, the Court may, for Payment by any sufficient reason, order that the amount shall be paid by instalments with or without interest.
is ail,wed.
8. If the defendant shall have been allowed to set-off any demand Where Set-of against the claim of the plaintiff, the judgment shall state what amount