Saltzman v. Northrop

Van Wyck, Ch. J.

The application by plaintiff for leave to prosecute as a poor person was made under sections 458-, 460 of the Code, which permits such person, who alleges-that he has. a cause of action against another, to apply, for "such leave by ' a petition verified by his affidavit, or if an infant under fourteen, then by his guardian’s affidavit. Section 460 provides that the court so petitioned, “ if satisfied of the truth of the facts alleged, and that the applicant has a good cause of action, may, by order, admit him to prosecute as a poor person. The plaintiff’s only proof of the…