Sarsfield v. Van Vaughner

Decided November 15, 1862

New York Supreme Court · decided 1862-11-15

This action, by Patrick Sarsfield against George W. Van Vaughner and Elizabeth Greer, was in the nature of a creditor’s bill. The judgment against Van Vaughner, on which this action was founded, was paid with the exception of a balance of $31.02. Mr. Justice Gierke dismissed the complaint on motion of defendants, on the ground that the matter in dispute did not exceed fifty dollars. The plaintiff appealed.

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Decided 1862-11-15

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By the Court.—Leonard, J.

¶1The Constitution of 1846 and. the Code of Procedure have, by necessary implication, abolished every limitation in respect to the amount in controversy theretofore required to give jurisdiction in actions of an equitable nature, formerly entertained only in the Court of Chancery.. (Giles a. Lyon, 4 N. Y., 600; Cobine a. St. John, 12 How. Pr., 333; Coon a. Brook, 21 Barb., 546 ; Mallory a. Norton,. Ib., 424.)

¶2No rule was revived by the repeal of section 37, article 2,. *66title 2, chapter 1, of the Revised Statutes, in relation to the jurisdiction of the Court of Chancery (Laws of 1862, 859, ch. 460, § 39), because the Code had previously repealed that statute, and abolished every other rule limiting the jurisdiction of the Supreme Court.

¶3The question of costs may be affected where the amount in controversy is under $50.

¶4The order appealed from should be reversed, but without costs.

¶5Ingraham, P. J., and Barnard, J., concurred.