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Lyon v. BrooksLyon v. Brooks

New York Court of Chancery
Sep 15, 1833
Reporters:
The Vice Chancellor

said: If there were any ‍​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​​‌​​‌​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​​​​​​​‌​​​‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​​​​‌​​‌​​‌​​​‌​​​​​‌‌​‌‍rule of equity pleading, by which a defendant is precluded from availing himself ‍​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​​‌​​‌​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​​​​​​​‌​​​‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​​​​‌​​‌​​‌​​​‌​​​​​‌‌​‌‍of matters arising between the filing of the bill and the answer, by ‍​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​​‌​​‌​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​​​​​​​‌​​​‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​​​​‌​​‌​​‌​​​‌​​​​​‌‌​‌‍way of avoidance or defence, there might be some ground for these exceptions. ‍​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​​‌​​‌​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​​​​​​​‌​​​‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​​​​‌​​‌​​‌​​​‌​​​​​‌‌​‌‍But there is not; and it certainly cannot be said that the matters ‍​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​​‌​​‌​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​​​​​​​‌​​​‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​​​​‌​​‌​​‌​​​‌​​​​​‌‌​‌‍set up are foreign to the case.

Case Details

Case Name: Lyon v. Brooks
Court Name: New York Court of Chancery
Date Published: Sep 15, 1833
Citation: 2 Edw. Ch. 110
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