Judge v. Hall
New York Supreme Court
This was an appeal by the defendant from an order of the Cayuga County Court overruling a demurrer to the complaint. The action was commenced in the Cayuga County Court to recover damages for the conversion of a cow alleged to be the property of the plaintiff.
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This was an appeal by the defendant from an order of the Cayuga County Court overruling a demurrer to the complaint. The action was commenced in the Cayuga County Court to recover damages for the conversion of a cow alleged to be the property of the plaintiff. The complaint did not allege or show that the defendant was, at the time of the commencement of the action, a resident of the County of Cayuga, and the defendant demurred on four grounds, viz.: ■ ■ 1st. That said court has no jurisdiction of the person cf the defendant. 2d. That it has no jurisdiction of the subject of the action. 3d.…
1Opinion of the CourtMullin, P. J.
Section 14 of article 6 of the Constitution of 1846, provided for the organization in each of the counties of the State, except the city and county of blew York^ of a County Court, which should have such jurisdiction in cases arising in Justices’ Court, and in special eases, as the legislature should prescribe, but said court should have no original civil jurisdiction except in such special cases.
Under the power thus conferred the legislature enacted in and by the thirtieth section of the judiciary act that the County Court should have jurisdiction to hear, try and determine the following…
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