Ogden v. Baker
Supreme Court of New Jersey
The defendant having been sued by process, returnable to the present term, Williamson on his behalf, presented to the court a petition, stating, that he is, and was at the commencement of the suit, a citizen of the state of New-York, and pray for the removal of the cause into the Circuit Court of the United States. He produced, also, a bond as prescribed by the act of Congress.
1Opinion of the Court
The Court
called for an affidavit, or other verification of the facts, stated in the petition, and referred, in order to shew the practice, to the following cases, in all of which, an affidavit accompanied the petition: Respublica v. Cobbet, 3 Dallas, 467; Rush v. Cobbet, 2 Yeates, 275; Corp v. Vermilye, 3 John. Rep. 145; North River Company v. Hoffman, 5 John. C. R. 300; Johnson v. Gelston, Penn. 625.
At another day, an affidavit was read, and the praver of the petition was granted.
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Corp v. VermilyeNew York Supreme Court · 1808
- Rush v. CobbetSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1798