Nothing ; no proceeding ; an act or proceeding in a cause which the op- posite party may treat as though it had not taken place, or which lias absolutely no legal force or effect. Salter v. Hilgen, 40 Wis. 363; .Tenness v. Lapeer County Circuit Judge , 42 Mich. 460, 4 N. W. 220; Johnson v. Dines, 61 Md. 122.
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