People ex. rel. Argyle & Fort Edward Plank Road Co. v. Commissioners of Highways
New York Supreme Court
Motion to strike out parts of the return to an alternative mandamus. So much of the return as it is necessary to state, will be found in the opinion of the court.
1Opinion of the Court
C. L. Allen, Justice.
I had been led to the conclusion that, under § 471 of the Code, all proceedings in relation to writs of mandamus, and the returns thereto, were excepted from the provisions of § 160 of the Code. But the case of The People agt. Ransom (2 Com. 496) decides, that if the return contains anything more than a full answer to the mandamus, it may be rejected as surplusage, or struck out on motion. The motion under that decision is, therefore, properly made.
If the defendants make a return to the alternative writ, they may either deny the facts stated in the writ on which the claim…
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