Golden v. New York, N. H. & H. R.
District Court, S.D. New York
At Law. Action by Bridget A. Golden, as, administratrix of Martin A. Golden, deceased, against the New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad Company.
1Opinion of the Court
LEARNED HAND, District Judge.
[1] That the stay of a second action till payment of costs is, in part certainly, to collect the costs appears from the fact that, if the plaintiff’s body be seized on execu*349tion, the rule does not apply. However, the rule does not wholly depend upon this. Ex parte Stone, 3 Cow. (N. Y.) 380. It is also used merely to prevent vexatious litigation (Flemming v. Insurance Co., 4 Pa. 475), and in the interests of justice. It has been applied in the suite court where the prior action was in a federal court (Jackson v. Carpenter, 3 Cow. [N. Y.] 22); and it has been…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Buckles v. Chicago, M. & St. P. Ry. Co.U.S. Circuit Court for the District of Western Missouri · 1891
- Flemming v. Pennsylvania Insurance Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1846
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