Legal Opinion

Prince v. Cujas

The Superior Court of New York City

Decided March 15, 1868PublishedCited by 1 opinion

Demurrer to complaint.

1Opinion of the Court

Robertson, Ch. J.

This is an action against joint contractors, judgment having been recovered in a prior action .in the Marine Court of this city against both, upon a service of summons upon one only. The causes of demurrer, assigned, are a want of jurisdiction, another action pending, an insufficiency of facts to constitute a *77cause of action. It does not appear there is any other action pending; the former one being ended by judgment. The 375th section of the Code, applies only to courts of record, (14 Abb. Pr. 421;) and even if the Marine Court came within its purview, it does not supersede…

2Cases cited1 opinion

  1. Johnson v. SmithNew York Court of Common Pleas · 1862

3Cited by1 opinion

  1. Guenther v. JacobsWisconsin Supreme Court · 1878

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