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1 Cow. 143

Ex parte Bostwick

New York Supreme Court

Decided August 15, 1823

New York Supreme Court · decided 1823-08-15

J. Porter, moved for a mandamus to the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas of Cayuga County, requiring them to proceed and give judgment for the plaintiff, in a cause brought there by Bostwick against Young.

Cited by 2 later decisions — most recently January 1849

2 state decisions

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Decided 1823-08-15

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Curia.

¶1Mandamus will not lie in cases where a remedy may be had by writ of error. Now, it is plain, from the cases cited by the counsel for the defendant, that error will lie where judgment is arrested—not directly and in the first instance—but the party wishing to bring error, should apply to the Court below for judgment against himself. For instance, the plaintiff who applies here should have prayed judgment for the defendant in the Court below. For refusing this, a mandamus would lie. And when the record is put in this form, error may be brought.

¶2Motion denied.

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