Whelan v. Manhattan Ry. Co.
U.S. Circuit Court for the District of Southern New York
Mo ¡ion to vacate an order heretofore made, requiring plaintiff to file security for costs. The action is brought to recover damages for personal injuries sustained, as is alleged, through defendant’s negligence.
1Opinion of the Court
LACOMBE, Circuit Judge.
This motion is made upon an affidavit made by the plaintiff, which sets forth that she is a citizen of the United States, resident in the state of New Jersey; that she is wholly destitute of means; that, because of her poverty, she is unable to pay the costs of this suit, or to give security for the same; and that she believes she is entitled to the redress she seeks by this action. This affidavit conforms to the requirements of section 1 of the act of July 20, 1892. That act, however, does not secure an unrestricted right to prosecute as a poor person. A preliminary…
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