Legal Opinion

Legg v. Dorsheim

New York Supreme Court

Decided May 15, 1839PublishedCited by 3 opinions

Motion to change the venue. The action was joint against Dorsheim, as maker, and Judson and Case, as endorsers of a promissory note. The endorsers, (who alone pleaded) moved without the maker joining, for a • rule to change the venue from Cayuga to Erie.

1Opinion of the Court

By the Court,

Cowen, J.

The statute by authorizing a joint action against the several parties to bills and notes, subjected them to all the legal consequences of such joinder, except in so far as their several former rights are expressly saved. One of these legal consequences is, that part among a number of defendants can not move to change the venue. The statute has expressly saved the several rights of the parties as to responsibility, the competency of witnesses, the legal effect of the judgment, the right of putting off the trial, and the right of one to move for judgment as in case of…

2Cited by3 opinions

  1. McKenzie v. BarlingCalifornia Supreme Court · 1894
  2. Sherman v. GregoryNew York Supreme Court · 1872
  3. Brittan v. PeabodyCourt for the Trial of Impeachments and Correction of Errors · 1842

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