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Curtiss v. LawrenceCurtiss v. Lawrence

New York Supreme Court
Oct 15, 1819
Reporters:
Per Curiam.

The plaintiff may state, in his declaration, his damages to any ‍‌‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​​​‌​​​​​‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​​‌​​​​​‌​​​​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​​​‌‍amount he pleases ; and he is the best judge of them. It would be error to enter up judgment on the verdict ‍‌‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​​​‌​​​​​‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​​‌​​​​​‌​​​​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​​​‌‍as it stands, and the plaintiff cannot have judgment, unless he enters a remittitur for the damages over and above the amount laid in the declaration. ‍‌‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​​​‌​​​​​‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​​‌​​​​​‌​​​​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​​​‌‍We have no power to allow the amendment.

Motion denied. (b)

Notes

Vide Livingston v. Rogers, 1 Gaines‘s Rep. 584. 588.

The court sat, during this term, at Albany, instead of New-York, by appointment of the governor, who, ‍‌‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​​​‌​​​​​‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​​‌​​​​​‌​​​​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​​​‌‍during the last vacation, issued his proclamation for that purpose, pursuant to the 16th section of the actu concerning the Supreme Court,” (sess. 36. c. ‍‌‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​​​‌​​​​​‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​​‌​​​​​‌​​​​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​​​‌‍3.) on account of a pestilential disease prevailing in the city of New- York.

Case Details

Case Name: Curtiss v. Lawrence
Court Name: New York Supreme Court
Date Published: Oct 15, 1819
Citation: 17 Johns. 111
Court Abbreviation: N.Y. Sup. Ct.
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