Brookfield v. Hughson
Supreme Court of New Jersey
This is an application on behalf of the plaintiff in this cause for a rule to set off a judgment obtained against him by Theodore P. Skellinger, one of these defendants, in the Court of Common Pleas for the county of Morris, on appeal from the. judgment of a justice’s court.
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the court was delivered by
Reed, J.
I think this application is not addressed to the proper court.
The mover for the rule has a judgment here which he controls.
One of the defendants in the action here has a judgment against the mover in the Court of Common Pleas of Morris county, which he controls.
Each court has control of its own judgments and execu- ' tions and the fruits thereof. The disposition of the money raised by the execution in the Common Pleas would be entirely a question for that court. The propriety of entering satisfaction of its judgment is equally a question…
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