Legal Opinion

Sloan v. Wattles

New York Supreme Court

Decided January 15, 1816PublishedCited by 4 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Per Cúriam.

- /The attorney'might ha-ve altered the, test a nd .return of a writ before it had been served; and the sheriff was fully authorized, by. the attorney, to -make the alteration in case it should be-necessary. .vWe think.the-'sheriff, in this'case, had not proceeded so far hut that he might exercise the power,•given* to 'him/by- the attorney, and that the motion, therefore, fought to he-denied.

Motion-denied.

2Cited by4 opinions

  1. Cutler v. ColverNew York Supreme Court · 1824
  2. McCracken v. RichardsonSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1884
  3. Bray v. LibbySupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1880
  4. Osgood v. NorrisSuperior Court of New Hampshire · 1850