Case Name: Beaver against Van Every
Court: New York Supreme Court
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 1823-10
Citations: 2 Cow. 429
Docket Number: 
Parties: Beaver against Van Every.
Judges: 
Reporter: Cowen's Reports
Volume: 2
Pages: 429–430

Head Matter:
Beaver against Van Every.
, A justice has no right to admit an attorney to appear upon his own knowledge of his authority.
On certiorari to a Justice’s Court. The Justice permit-ed one Heermance to appear for Tan Every, who was the plaintiff below. When this was objected to by the defendant, the Justice stated that the plaintiff, being sick and unable to attend himself, had sent for him the day before-, and requested him to permit Heermance to appear for him cn ^ trjal. He accordingly admitted' him without any evidence of his authority, and gave judgment for the plaintiff
Myer & Van Buren, for the plaintiff in error.
Ruggles & Hasbrouck, contra.

Opinion:
Curia.
The Justice had no right to decide from his own knowledge. He should have required the usual proof of an authority to appear. (Burlingham v. Deyer, 2 John. Rep. 189. Rosekrans v. Van Antwerp, 4 id. 228.)
Judgment reversed.