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14 Abb. Pr. 80

Newbould v. Warrin

New York Supreme Court

Decided March 15, 1862

New York Supreme Court · decided 1862-03-15

Demurrer to the complaint. This was an action by John A. Newbould against Thomas Warrin, Samuel Lord, William J. Lewis, and others.

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Decided 1862-03-15

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Cited by 3 later decisions — most recently December 1900

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Mason, J.

¶1This case comes before the court on separate demurrers taken to the complaint by Samuel Lord and William J. Lewis. Heither of these defendants Lord or Lewis can raise the question by demurrer that the legal representatives of Charles W. Dayton should have been made defendants in this action, as neither of them has any interest in that branch of the case. It is only when the defendant has an interest himself in *86another’s being made defendant, that he can demur for want of parties. It must appear that his interest requires that such other party should be made defendant, before he can demur. (14 How. Pr., 546, 460.)

¶2There is, in my judgment, a good cause of action stated in the complaint both against Lord and Lewis. If the allegations of the complaint are true, the plaintiff is entitled to have the chattel mortgage given to Lord declared fraudulent and set aside; and as to Lewis, the allegation substantially is that Lewis has property in his possession, and which he fraudulently covers up and claims to be owner of, but which, in fact, belongs to the said Thomas Warrin, and should be devoted to the payment of the plaintiff’s judgments.

¶3There is no misjoinder of causes of action as I understand the rule to be settled by the Court of Appeals. (Reed a. Stryker, 12 Abbotts’ Pr., 47; Emery a. Pease, 20 N. Y, 62. See, also, 20 Barb., 387; 11 Abbotts’ Pr., 427; 11 How. Pr., 201.) There must be judgment for the plaintiff on the demurrer, with leave to the defendants to answer, on the payment of the costs of the demurrer.

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