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10 Wend. 604

Carpenter v. Payne

New York Supreme Court

Decided February 15, 1834

New York Supreme Court · decided 1834-02-15

The plaintiff declared on a submission to arbitration and an award in pursuance thereof; he alleged that the submission was of all matters in difference between the parties, and also all matters in difference between the late firms of S. Payne & Co., Jl. Payne Co., and S. & A. Payne, of which films respectively Samuel Payne, the defendant in this suit, was a member.

Decided 1834-02-15

¶1By the Court,

Savage, Ch. J.

¶2This is a mere clerical error, and the plaintiff is entitled to amend ; but the defendant swearing to a defence, and that, relying upon the variance, he omitted to prepare for trial, we cannot permit the verdict to stand. The defendant ought not to have availed himself of the technical error in the declaration, but should have put forward his defence; still, strictly he might take the course which he has adopted, and all we can do is to relieve the plaintiff without subjecting him to costs. Let a rule be entered that the plaintiff have leave to vacate his verdict, and to amend his declaration without costs,

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