Blaise v. Bovin

There are three plaintiffs, passengers in and owner of an automobile, who join in one complaint in an action against the defendant for negligence and for damage to the automobile. One of the plaintiffs is a non-resident, and the defendant moves for security for costs as against her. The appropriate statute (Civ. Prac. Act, § 1522, subd. 8) is as follows: “ In a case specified in this section, if there are two or more plaintiffs, the defendant cannot require security for costs to be given unless he is entitled to require it of all the plaintiffs.” Defendant urges that this section is…