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4 How. Pr. 242

Cottrell v. Finlayson

New York Supreme Court

Decided February 15, 1850

New York Supreme Court · decided 1850-02-15

The affidavit showed that the defendant, as attorney for the plaintiff, had collected several sums of money from different individuals ;• that the defendant was at the time an attorney of this court; that plaintiff demanded payment, which was refused by defendant on the pretence that Ms account for services rendered exceeded the amount of the money collected.

Cited by 3 later decisions — most recently July 1898

3 state decisions

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Decided 1850-02-15

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Parker, Justice.

¶1'—-In this case the plaintiff might have applied for an attachment in the first instance, after making demand of the money, (3 Caines, 221; 5 John. 368 ; 4 Cowen, 76 ; 6 Cowen, 596 ; 4 Hill, 42, 565.) Instead of doing so, he commenced an action which was litigated, and after having recovered a judgment in which the costs exceed the amount of money collected, now applies to this court for a more summary remedy. I tMnk the proceeding by action was a waiver of the right to proceed by attachment, It seems to have been so regarded in Bohanan v. Peterson, 9 Wend. 503. It is not right to subject the defendant to the costs of a suit and also of the proceedings by attachment.

¶2*243There is another objection to granting this motion. There has been no demand of the amount ascertained to be due by the result of the litigation, nor of the costs recovered. An attachment can never be issued without a previous demand. (Ex parte Ferguson, 6 Cowen, 596.)

¶3Motion denied, but without costs.

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