Eatontown v. Hendrickson

The motion is to strike the bill, which has for its object, the withdrawing of a suit from the law courts on the ground that accounts in issue are too complicated for a jury trial to result in a just verdict.

The bill discloses that the complainant, the town of Eatontown, brought suit in the supreme court against Hendrickson, a former tax collector and his bondsman, to recover taxes collected by him during his term, 1921 to 1926, and misappropriated. The cause was sent to a referee, under objection, who reported a defalcation of $29,125.10. A jury trial that followed resulted in a verdict for…