Supreme Court of New Jersey, 1806

Falkenburgh v. Adm'rs of Woodmansie

Falkenburgh v. Adm'rs of Woodmansie
Supreme Court of New Jersey · Decided September 15, 1806 · Kirkpatrick, Pennington, Rossexx
3 N.J.L. 92
Falkenburgh v. Adm'rs of Woodmansie

Opinion of the Court

Kirkpatrick, C. J.

— In this case their appears to be no service of summons, no appearance of defendant, no hearing of the cause, but merely a judgment by default, and that entered in figures and not in words at length. The proceeding is unlawful. — The judgment must be reversed.

[*] Rossexx, and Pennington, Justices, concurred.

Judgment reversed.

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