Schupler v. Eastern Mortgage Company

BARNS, J.:

Petitioners-defendants seek certiorari to review an order of the chancellor granting plaintiffs-respondent’s motion to strike Paragraphs 5, 6, 7 and 8 of a joint and several answer 1 filed by them, addressed to Paragraphs 6, 7, 8 and 9 of the bill 2 of complaint and an order granting a motion to strike a counter claim. The bill seeks the foreclosure of a purchase money mortgage executed by the defendants.

It is important for petitions for certiorari to show with particularity the harmful error. If the matters supporting the charge of error are too lengthy to be copied into the…