Legal Opinion
De Witt v. Swift
New York Supreme Court
Decided August 5, 1848PublishedCited by 8 opinions
Motion to set aside a judgment and execution, and for such other relief as to the court may seem proper.
1Opinion of the Court
Gridley, Justice.
This suit was commenced on the 6th day of July last, by the service of a summons, and copy of the complaint; and on the 17th of the same month, the Defendant’s attorney interposed a demurrer, assigning the following as the grounds of objection to the complaint :
“ 1st. The complaint does not state a sufficient cause of action against the Defendant.
“ 2d. The complaint does not state the amount for which the Plaintiff will take judgment.
“ 3d. The complaint and affidavit contain latín abbreviations, which are not ordinary language, and such as to enable a person of common…
2Cited by8 opinions
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