Legal Opinion
Jacques v. Collins
U.S. Circuit Court for the District of Southern New York
Decided May 25, 1846No. Case No. 7,167PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BETTS, District Judge.
The petition now presented conforms to the course of practice in the state courts (Grab. Pr. bk. 3, c. 6), but an objection is taken to its sufficiency, on the ground that, if it were' filed in chancery to compel a discovery of the same papers, it would be bad on general demurrer, and that the present proceeding is substantially of the same character as if it were had in equity.
The supreme court of New York seems to regard the state statute as transferring to the law courts the jurisdiction and. practice of chancery in relation to this subject of discovery, to be…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Townsend v. LawrenceNew York Supreme Court · 1832
3Cited by5 opinions
- Victor G. Bloede Co. of Baltimore City v. Joseph Bancroft & Sons Co.U.S. Circuit Court for the District of Delaware · 1899
- Gregory v. Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul R. R.United States Circuit Court · 1882
- Kirkpatrick v. Pope Manuf'g Co.District Court, D. Connecticut · 1894
- Exchange Nat. Bank of Atchison v. Washita Cattle Co.District Court, E.D. Missouri · 1894
- Paine v. WarrenU.S. Circuit Court for the District of Southern New York · 1888