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6 Abb. Pr. 293

Jay's Case

New York Supreme Court

Decided March 15, 1858

New York Supreme Court · decided 1858-03-15

Order to show cause why proceedings should not be stayed. The petitioner applied for an order restraining the prosecution of an action which had been commenced against him as a ■receiver appointed by the court, and others, and based his application'upon two grounds: Firstly, that the action had been -commenced without leave of court; and, secondly, that the matters involved in the action so commenced, had already been passed upon by the court in other proceedings.

Decided 1858-03-15

Davies, J.

¶1(after disposing of the first objection on the authority of Hubbell v. Dana (9 How. Pr. R., 424), as having been waived in this case).—As to the second objection, the defendant can avail himself of it in the most ample manner, by .an answer to the suit already commenced. Another suit, to set it up affirmatively, cannot be necessary. If true, it furnishes a complete and perfect defence to the action, and should properly •be availed of as such there.

¶2The order to show cause is therefore discharged, and the petition for a stay of proceedings in that suit denied, without costs.

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