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Alexander's British statutes in force in Maryland. 2d ed., 1912
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276 2 H. 4, CAP. 7, NONSUIT.
STATUTES
Made at WESTMINSTER, Anno 2 HEN. IV. and A. D. 1400.
CAP. VII.
In what case the Plaintiff shall not be nonsuit if the Verdict pass
against him.

Item, Whereas upon Ver-
dict found before any Justice
in Assise of 'Norel Dissiesin.
Mortdouncester, or any other
Action whatsoever, the Parties
before this time have been ad-
journed upon difficulty in Law
upon the matter so found; (2)
it is ordained and established,
that if the Verdict pass against
the Plaintiff, that the same
Plaintiff shall not be non-
suited.
Itempor ce qe sur veredit
trove devauut quelconque jus-
tice en assise de Novel dissei-
sine Mort dauncestre ou autre
accion quelconque les parties
devaunt ces heures ont este
adjournez sur difficulte en loye
sur la matire issint trovez or-
deignez est & establiz qe si Ie
dit veredit passe encontre Ie
pleintif qe mesme Ie pleintif
ne soit nounsuy.

 
206 *Br Nonsuit, 6. Fitz. Nonsuit, 6, 12, 13, 15. 1 Inst. 139 b.
At the common law upon every continuance or day given over before
judgment, the plaintiff might have been nonsuited; and consequently, be-
fore this Statute, after verdict given, if the Court gave a day to be advised,
the plaintiff was then demandable and might therefore have been nonsuited,
Co. Litt. 139 b. See the subject excellently explained in 1 Wms. Saund. 195
d. n. i. to Mounson v. Redshaw. It may be observed that motions to nonsuit
the plaintiff do not prevail in our practice, Graham v. Harris, 5 G. & J.
497; Kettlewell v. Peters, 23 Md. 312.1
1A. non suit must be the voluntary act of the plaintiff. Kettlewell v.
Peters, supra. His right to suffer a non suit is a valuable one, for the pro-
tection of which the plaintiff must be called before the verdict is delivered.
Hall v. Schuchardt, 34 Md. 15; First Bank v. National Bank, 39 Md. 600;
92 U. S. 122; Ferrall v. Farnen, 67 Md. 83; Andrews v. Central Bank, 77
Md. 29. Cf. Bolton Co. v. Stokes, 82 Md. 50.
As to judgment of won pros. where plaintiff is in default in filing some
pleading when under rule to do so, see Marsh v. Johns, 49 Md. 569; Rut-

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