Case Name: The United States Drainage and Irrigation Company, Respondent, v. Fred Hawley and William J. Moran, Appellants, and Others, Defendants
Court: New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 1915-01
Citations: 166 A.D. 942
Docket Number: 
Parties: The United States Drainage and Irrigation Company, Respondent, v. Fred Hawley and William J. Moran, Appellants, and Others, Defendants.
Judges: 
Reporter: Appellate Division Reports
Volume: 166
Pages: 942–943

Head Matter:
The United States Drainage and Irrigation Company, Respondent, v. Fred Hawley and William J. Moran, Appellants, and Others, Defendants.

Opinion:
Order affirmed, with ten dollars costs and disbursements. Plaintiff's moving papers showed sufficient grounds to examine defendants Hawley and Moran under section 872 of the Code of Civil Procedure. By such means plaintiff can find out for whom these defendants acted and ascertain the persons who entered into this arrangement or association for draining these marshes. (Mason v. N. Y. Review Publishing Co., 154 App. Div. 651; Alden v. O'Brien, 138 id. 249.) The affidavit gave the residence of the present defendants Hawley and Moran. It was unnecessary to set forth the residence of others named as defendants but not yet served with process. The order providing for issue of a subpmna duces tecum, if it became necessary, was in proper form. (Crompton v. Dobbs, 119 App. Div. 331.) Jenks, P. J., Thomas, Stapleton, Rich and Putnam, JJ., concurred.