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7 Abb. Pr. 17

Eddy v. Beach

New York Court of Common Pleas

Decided July 15, 1858

New York Court of Common Pleas · decided 1858-07-15

Motion to strike out parts of complaint as irrelevant. The action was for false imprisonment of the plaintiff by Sophia Beach, at the instigation of her counsel, Lewis Beach, the other defendant.

Cited by 1 later decisions — most recently June 1876

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Decided 1858-07-15

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Brady, J.

¶1—The motion in this case must be granted, with liberty to the plaintiff to insert such allegations as he may be advised are material and necessary to charge Lewis Beach. The doctrine of the case of Shaw a. Jayne (4 How. Pr. R., 119), as to the forms of pleadings in these cases, is correct. The evidence substantiating the plaintiff’s claim should not be set forth. The plaintiff relies upon an imprisonment which was instigated by Lewis Beach, and was malicious. He should charge these facts only, leaving the facts and circumstances of the arrest, and those showing it to have been malicious, until the trial.

¶2Motion granted, with $10 costs, to abide event, and with liberty to plaintiff to amend his complaint, by making other allegations, if so advised.

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