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2 How. Pr. 192

Coit v. Roach

New York Supreme Court

Decided June 15, 1846

New York Supreme Court · decided 1846-06-15

Motion by plaintiff to set aside the proceedings on the part of the defendants, or the defendant Roach, for irregularity. It appeared from plaintiff’s papers that this .was an action of replevin. The writ was issued to the sheriff of the city and county of New-York, commanding him to replevy the property therein mentioned (consisting of some articles of household furniture), and to summon the defendants to appear on the 1st Monday of July, 1845.

Decided 1846-06-15

¶1*Plaintiff’s counsel insisted, that if the cause of action was specified in the writ,- plaintiff must declare *194against all the defendants. (3 J. R., 539, per cur.) This was an action in which the true cause of action was expressed in the writ, and was bailable. If the property had not been found, the defendant would have been held to bail by statute; in that case clearly one defendant could not non-pros the plaintiff, and it could make no difference in the character of the action, that the property had been found.

¶2Defendants’ counsel insisted that the fact, that all the defendants were not brought in was no excuse for Ooit neglecting to „ declare. The rule contended for by the plaintiff applied only to cases where the special bail was required. Here, property was taken and no special bail required. (16 John. 44; Graham's Pr. 192, 2d ed.) The motion on the merits was fully answered by the ^posing affidavits.

Jewett Justice.

¶3Denied the motion with $7 costs.

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