2 Johns. 192
Decided February 15, 1807
New York Supreme Court · decided 1807-02-15
The error assigned on the return to the certiorari in this cause was, that the defendant below was an infant, and appeared by attorney, not by guardian.
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Decided 1807-02-15
Cited by 10 later decisions — most recently February 1908
10 state decisions
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¶1It is error in all other courts, for an infant to appear by attorney. . There is no reason why the same rule should not apply to a justice’s court. The power of appointing a guardian, ad litem, is incident to every court, and a justice must possess this power. The judgment below must be reversed.
¶2Judgment reversed.