Thorpp's Sons Co. v. People's Trust Co.

Stewart, P. J.,

This is a rule for judgment for want of a sufficient affidavit of defence. The suit was brought to recover for a bill of goods sold to a firm of which the decedent, Frank J. Groman, was a partner. The People’s Trust Company filed an affidavit of defence, in which it was set forth “that it has made diligent inquiry and has not been able to obtain sufficient information to enable it to set forth particularly the nature and character of the defence in the above action, but it believes that there is a just and legal defence to the same of the following nature.” The Practice Act of…