The Ostby Barton Co. v. Goldman

Supreme Court of Rhode Island

The Ostby Barton Co. v. Goldman

43 A. 101, 21 R.I. 280, 1899 R.I. LEXIS 44

DecidedApril 28, 1899

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The Ostby Barton Co. v. Goldman, 43 A. 101, 21 R.I. 280, 1899 R.I. LEXIS 44 (R.I. 1899).

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Per Curiam.

(1) The defendant pleads the pendency of an action against him in Massachusetts for the same cause upon which this action is based. The mere pendency of a suit in one State cannot be pleaded in abatement or in bar of a second action in another State between the same parties for the same cause of action. Black. Judg. § 865 and cases cited; Stanton v. Embry, 93 U. S. 548; Allen v. Watt, 69 Ill. 655 ; *281 Cole v. Flitcraft, 47 Md. 312; Paine v. Schenectady Co., 11 R. I. 411.

Cooke & Angelí, for plaintiff. Page <& Page, for defendant.

Plaintiff’s demurrer to plea of Us penclens sustained.

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Per Curiam.

(1) The defendant pleads the pendency of an action against him in Massachusetts for the same cause upon which this action is based. The mere pendency of a suit in one State cannot be pleaded in abatement or in bar of a second action in another State between the same parties for the same cause of action. Black. Judg. § 865 and cases cited; Stanton v. Embry, 93 U. S. 548; Allen v. Watt, 69 Ill. 655 ; *281 Cole v. Flitcraft, 47 Md. 312; Paine v. Schenectady Co., 11 R. I. 411.

Cooke & Angelí, for plaintiff. Page <& Page, for defendant.

Plaintiff’s demurrer to plea of Us penclens sustained.

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