Lazarus v. Trousseau
Lazarus v. Trousseau
Opinion of the Court
Opinion of the Court by
This was an action of assumpsit upon a promissory note for-
Doubtless, by all the authorities, the payment into Court of the whole amount claimed in the complaint was an. unequivvocal admission of the- whole claim.
See Roosevelt vs. N. Y. and Harlem R. R. Co., 15 Barb., 556; Conastoga and Morrisville Plank Road Co. vs. Skinner; 5 Burrows, 2,639-40; 1 Manning and Granger, 873; 8 Adolphus and Ellis, 144.
The defendant thereafter was estopped from* making-any defense- to the action.
Our rule 14 says “ costs shall follow judgment in all original, actions in this Court.'”
The Code, Section 1,109, in--case of default after service-of process, provides for entry of judgment for the amount claimed,, with costs.
The acts of the defendant amounted practically to a cognovitr a confession of judgment. Thej were more than a default'.
And we hold that the-plaintiff was entitled to a judgment under our law, and that his motion for judgment in open Court should have been, granted for the whole sum paid in, with full costs.
Let judgment be- so* entered, with costs- of. this appeal.
Reference
- Full Case Name
- J. Lazarus v. G. Trousseau
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