Carrington v. Hutson

New York Supreme Court

Carrington v. Hutson

35 N.Y. Sup. Ct. 371

DecidedDecember 15, 1882

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Carrington v. Hutson, 35 N.Y. Sup. Ct. 371 (N.Y. Super. Ct. 1882).

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By the Coukt :

It was decided in Courtney v. Baker (3 Den., 27,) that in an action for the statutory penalty against a witness who had failed to attend, the plaintiff must show that the witness was material and that damages resulted from his non-attendance. That is, a sound construction of the law. There is no reason why a plaintiff should recover this penalty, unless he was aggrieved; that is, unless the [373]*373absence of the witness caused some injury. There is nothing in the Code Civil Procedure (§ 853) to change this rule of law.

The judgment should be affirmed, with costs. .

Present — Learned, P. J., Bookes and Westbrook, JJ.

Judgment and order affirmed, with costs.

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By the Coukt :

It was decided in Courtney v. Baker (3 Den., 27,) that in an action for the statutory penalty against a witness who had failed to attend, the plaintiff must show that the witness was material and that damages resulted from his non-attendance. That is, a sound construction of the law. There is no reason why a plaintiff should recover this penalty, unless he was aggrieved; that is, unless the [373]*373absence of the witness caused some injury. There is nothing in the Code Civil Procedure (§ 853) to change this rule of law.

The judgment should be affirmed, with costs. .

Present — Learned, P. J., Bookes and Westbrook, JJ.

Judgment and order affirmed, with costs.

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