Case Name: Ladd v. Stratton
Court: New Hampshire Supreme Court
Jurisdiction: New Hampshire
Decision Date: 1879-06
Citations: 59 N.H. 200
Docket Number: 
Parties: Ladd v. Stratton.
Judges: Bingham and Smith, JJ., did not sit: the others concurred.
Reporter: New Hampshire Reports
Volume: 59
Pages: 200–200

Head Matter:
Ladd v. Stratton.
A plea in abatement, alleging the pendency of a prior action for the same cause, is bad on demurrer, if the record of the prior action is not enrolled.
Writ of Entry. Plea in abatement, alleging the pendency of a prior action for the same cause. The plaintiff filed a replication, to which there was a demurrer by the defendant. The de~ ■ fendant did not enroll the record of the prior action.
Bingham, Mitchell, for the defendant.
Carpenter and Batchellor for the plaintiff.

Opinion:
Stanley, J.
The plea in abatement is bad. It does not fully set out the record of the prior action. The rule is uniform in this state, that a defendant, who by plea in abatement relies on the record or process of any court, must enroll in or with his plea the record or process on which he relies. Smith v. Ins. Co., 22 N. H. 25. This is required, so that the court may have the whole record before them, and judge from its inspection whether the facts are as alleged.
Demurrer overruled.
Bingham and Smith, JJ., did not sit: the others concurred.