Stoutenburgh v. Vandenburgh & Stoutenburgh
New York Supreme Court
Priority of liens. The defendants Vandenburgh and Stoutenburgh were partners in trade, doing business at Coxsackie. Shortly before the 11th of November 1851, Vandenburgh absconded. On the day last mentioned, Stoutenburgh confessed a judgment in favor of Walton S. Stoutenburgh, pursuant to the 382d section of the Code, for $630'05. Judgment was entered in form against both partners. On the same day an execution was issued and levied upon the partnership property.
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Priority of liens. The defendants Vandenburgh and Stoutenburgh were partners in trade, doing business at Coxsackie. Shortly before the 11th of November 1851, Vandenburgh absconded. On the day last mentioned, Stoutenburgh confessed a judgment in favor of Walton S. Stoutenburgh, pursuant to the 382d section of the Code, for $630'05. Judgment was entered in form against both partners. On the same day an execution was issued and levied upon the partnership property. On the 13th of November, Journeay & Clark, holding a debt of $1080 against the partnership, procured an attachment against…
1Opinion of the Court
Harris, Justice.
At common law, a plaintiff could only proceed against a joint debtor, not served with process, by outlawry. The authority to enter judgment against any person not so served, is derived from statute. It is provided by the 136th section of the Code, that when an action is brought against several persons jointly indebted upon contract, the plaintiff, if the summons has been served on one or more, but not on all, may enter judgment against all the defendants, and enforce it against their joint property. The same provision is found in the Revised Statutes (2 R. S. 377). But this…
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