The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1847-09-30


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Tho Progress OF Law Reform In the State
OF New York.
We referred the other day TO the report of pro.
gress of the majority of the Comm ssioners on
Practice and Pieadlngs, made to the Legislature
on Saturday last, and congratulated our fellow
citizens that ere long the ridiculous harrassing
and annoying impedlments, in the way of
obtaining justice, would be abolished The
commissioners say in their report that it is
their duty, and no less their inclination, to re-
commend the simplifcation of the rules of
practice and pleading, by providing new and a
plain, simple and ineligible system. Whether
such system as they propose to recommend be
needed or not, we shall leave such of our readers
us have not had the misfortune to be entangled
in the meshes of toe law, to Judge, by submitting
10 them a case Of every day occurrence Such
of them have had suits at law, either as plain
tiffs or defendants, cannot but be pleased at the
prospect.
Suppose, for instance, that Timothy Oddfel-
low mas done some work or sold bale of goods
% Peter Simple, to the amount OF one hundred
dollars, the payment of which he wishes to en-
force by law. The first step Is to place the
claim In the hands of his lawyer, John Doe,
ESQ and this m, IN, learned in the law, will
serve on Mr.. Simple the following mass of jar
gon and nonsense
SUPREME CouRr.
OF May Term, IN III, year Of our Lord one
thousand eight hundred and forty-sepen
City and County Of N,W York, SIS Timothy Oddfel-
low plaintiff in this suit by John Doe his attorney COM
plains Of Peter Simple defendant in this suit Of plea
Of trespass the upon promises and files his de-
clAration pursuant TO the statute.
For that whereas the said defendant the first day
Of darcn In the thousand eight hundred and
forty at New York. the city and within the county
New York aforesaid was inhabited to the said plant
In the of Ave hundred dollars lawful money Of the
United states Of America for divers goods wares and
echaudzes by the said plaintiff before that time sold
and delivered to the said defendant and at the specis
instance and request OF the said defendant And being
SO ndsoted TO tns said plaintiff the said defendant in
consideration thereof afterwards to wit,
day and and at the place aforesaid undertook and
then and there faithfully promised the said plaintiff
well and uiy pay unto the said plaintiff the said
Of mon, y last mentioned, when the said defendant
should DO thereuuto Afterwards requested And where
also the said defendant afterwards to wit, the
same day and year and ut the place aforesaid In
sdsraton that the said plaintiff had before that time
PENDANT sold aud delivered to the said defendant divers
other goods wares and msrchsndizes Of the said plain
tia the aad dsfendant then and there undertook and
faithfully promised the said plaintiff that the said defsn
dAnt would we'll and truly pay TO the said plaintiff 80
much money the last aforesaid goods and
candze at the time OF the sale and delivery thereof
reasonably WORTH when the said defendant should
be thsrsunto Afterwards requested and the said plain
tia that the said goods and last
the time OF the sale dvsry thereof
reasonably worth the Of i've hundred dollars, like
lawful aforesaid to wit 1t the place aforesaid
whereof the said defendant Afterwards wit, the
same day ssd year and at the place aforesaid had no
to Wit the day and year and at the place afore
SAID indsbtsd to the said plaintiff In the further
sum OF i've hundred dollars Of like lawful money n
aforesaid for divers other goods
by the said plaintiff before that time bargsnsd
sold the said defendant and the like special In
stance snd request OF the said defendant And being q
indebted the said defendant In consideration thereof
aurwards TO wit on the same day and year and 1t tn
and fhara
promised the said plaintiff well and truly to pay unit
the said pAinta the said sum Of money last mentioned
when the said defendant should be thereuno after
requested And whereas also, the said DEFENDANT
wards 70 wit on the same day and year, and at thu
further Of i've hundred dollars like lawful none,
as aforesaid for the work and labor and diigenc
before that time done performed aud Borrowed in an,
about the the business Of the said defendant and for tn
quest Of the said defendant And being indebted tn
said defendant In conderation thereof Afterwards
wit on the same day and year and st the place atore
the said plaintiff we'll and truly TO pay unto the SAT-
plaintiff the said Of money last mentioned, WHEEL
the said defendant should be thereunto afterwards re
quested And whereas also the said defendant after
wards, TO wit, the same day and year, and at tn
place Aforesaid was indebted said plaintiff tn
further of ave hundred dollars Of like lawful none,
ss aforesaid for much money before that time len
and advanced by the said plaintiff the said defend
ant, and at the like request OF the said defendant
And for other money by the said plaintiff befor'
that time paid laid out and expended for the said de
PENDANT and At the like Of the said defendant
And for other money by the said defendant before thai
time had and received to and for the Of the said
plaintiff And being indebted, the said defendant Ia
confederation thereof afterwards wit the same
day and year. and at the place aforesaid undertook and
thsn and there faithfully promised the said plaintiff
we'll and truly to pay unto the said plaintiff the said
several sums Of money Ia this mentioned when
rhs said defendant should be thereunto afterwards re-
questsd And whereas also the said defendant after
wards to wit the same day and year place
siorsssd accounted together with the said plaintiff Of
time due and owing from the said defendant 10 the
plaintiff, and then and there being In arrear and I'M
paid; and upon such accounting the said defendant
fhen and there found to be In arrear and
TO the said plaintiff In the further sum of five
dollars, like lawful money aforesaid And being so
found arrear and indebted to the said plaintiff the
said defendant In consideration thereof aerwards to
on the same day and year and at the place aforesaid
said plaintiff well and truly to pay the said plain
I'm the said sum OF money last mentioned said
defendant should be here m Al.