The  general  practice  in  an  interest  cause  is  that  the  parties  should  be  brought
before  the  Court  pari  passu ;  thus  if  any  one  in  the  possession  of  an  administration
is  called  upon  to  bring  it  in  at  the  suit  of  a  person  having  an  interest,  whether  [157]
that  interest  be  more  or  less  remote  than  his,  the  administrator  is  bound  to  shew  and
to  propound  his  interest.
Court.  Have  you  found  any  case  where  the  administrator  has  been  compelled  to
give  in  an  allegation  and  to  proceed  pari  passu  with  the  adverse  party  1

Argument  Resumed.
No  case  perhaps  precisely  to  that  point,  but  it  is  a  general  rule  that  in  interest  causes
allegations  shall  be  exchanged  and  the  parties  proceed  pari  passu;  we  rely  upon  the  general
rule.  It  is  for  the  other  party  who  except  against  the  application  of  it  in  cases  where
the  administration  has  been  already  granted  to  support  their  application  by  precedent.
Swabey  and  Phillimore  contra,  stated  their  apprehension  both  of  principle  and
practice  to  be  completely  at  variance  with  the  doctrine  laid  down  on  the  other  side.
