1 Cole. & Cai. Cas. 381 | N.Y. Sup. Ct. | 1804
Lead Opinion
I shall consider the causes alleged for error in the order in which they naturally/arise. 1. It is alleged that the directions of the act, commonly called the 10?. act, have not been observed, as the first process was by warrant, and not by summons. The act directs that the justice, on application under the act, shall issue a summons, or warrant, as the case may require ; that the process against freeholders and inhabitants having families, shall be by summons, unless the plaintiff shall prove on oath that he is in danger of losing his demand, of that he believes the defendant will depart the country, or unless the plaintiff be non-resident, &c. The return states, that the plaintiff below prayed process by warrant, and that ihe justice thereupon, and in pursuance of the act, issued his warrant; that the defendant was brought in on the warrant, and the plaintiff declared, and the defendant joined issue thereon, and prayed an adjournment, which was granted, and on the day to which adjourned, the parties again appeared, and then the defendant objected that the warrant did not issue in conformity to the act regula
Concurrence Opinion
concurred in the above opinion in alv points.
Judgment reversed.
Gold, the next day, on an affidavit, stating that the manner in which the oath was set forth in the record arose from a clerical error in copying, moved, on the authorities of Cowp. 425,
Motion granted.
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