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HEARING, chancery practice (law)


HEARING, chancery practice. The term, hearing is given to the trial of a chancery suit. chancery suit. 2. The hearing is conducted as follows. When the cause is called on in 2. The hearing is conducted as follows. When the cause is called on in court, the pleadings on each side are opened in a brief manner to the court court, the pleadings on each side are opened in a brief manner to the court by the junior counsel for the plaintiff; after which the plaintiff' s leading by the junior counsel for the plaintiff; after which the plaintiff' s leading counsel states the plaintiff' s case, and the points in issue, and submits to counsel states the plaintiff' s case, and the points in issue, and submits to the court his arguments upon them. Then the depositions (if any) of the the court his arguments upon them. Then the depositions (if any) of the plaintiff' s witnesses, and such parts of the defendant' s answer as support plaintiff' s witnesses, and such parts of the defendant' s answer as support the plaintiff' s case are read by the plaintiff' s solicitor; after which the the plaintiff' s case are read by the plaintiff' s solicitor; after which the rest of the plaintiff' s counsel address the court; then the same course of rest of the plaintiff' s counsel address the court; then the same course of proceedings is observed on the other side, excepting that no part of the proceedings is observed on the other side, excepting that no part of the defendant' s answer can be read in his favor, if it be replied to; the defendant' s answer can be read in his favor, if it be replied to; the leading counsel for the plaintiff is then heard in reply; after which the leading counsel for the plaintiff is then heard in reply; after which the court pronounces the decree, Newl. Pr. 153, 4; 14 Vin. Ab. 233; Com. Dig. court pronounces the decree, Newl. Pr. 153, 4; 14 Vin. Ab. 233; Com. Dig. Chancery, T. 1, 2, 3. Chancery, T. 1, 2, 3.