Case Name: John Sandland agt. Edson Adams
Court: New York Supreme Court
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 1846-04
Citations: 2 How. Pr. 126
Docket Number: 
Parties: John Sandland agt. Edson Adams.
Judges: 
Reporter: Howard's Practice Reports
Volume: 2
Pages: 126–127

Head Matter:
John Sandland agt. Edson Adams.
Where the venue in an affidavit is laid in one county, and the officer who takes it resides in another; held bad, for want of jurisdiction. (2 Howard's Practice Reports, 86.)
April Term, 1846.
This was a motion by defendant to set aside an inquest and subsequent proceedings. A similar 'motion was made in February last, which was denied with $7 costs, without prejudice. The affidavit, which showed the reasons of defendant’s default for not trying the cause, &c., was made by the attorney for the defendant, and was entitled'“Westchester .county,” but was sworn to before ¥m. 0. E. English, a commissioner of deeds who was appointed for and resided in the city and county of New York.
Plaintiff's counsel cited 2 Howard's Practice Reports, 86.
M. T. Reynolds, defendants counsel.
Gr. Miles, defendants attorney.
J. Edwards, plaintiff's counsel.
York & Cook, plaintiff's attorneys.

Opinion:
Beardsley, Justice.
Denied the motion with $7 costs, without prejudice, on the ground that the venue in the affidavit being Westchester county, and the officer residing in the city and county of New York, had no jurisdiction.