Sheldon v. Hopkins

Oct 15, 1831
Reporters:
Before:
Nelson

By the Court,

Nelson, J.

The declaration is no ‍‌​​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌‌‌​​​​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌‌‌‌​‌​‍doubt defective in not setting forth facts sufficient to give jurisdiction to the justice. ‍‌​​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌‌‌​​​​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌‌‌‌​‌​‍The statute giving jurisdiction to the justice ought to have been pleaded. It is ‍‌​​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌‌‌​​​​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌‌‌‌​‌​‍well settled that the general averment of jurisdiction is not enough. 3 Wendell, 267. ‍‌​​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌‌‌​​​​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌‌‌‌​‌​‍6 id. 438. The defendant must have judgment; leave, however, is granted to the ‍‌​​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌‌‌​​​​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌‌‌‌​‌​‍plaintiff to amend on payment of coxsts.