Case Name: BRACKNEY v. SHREVE, ATTORNEY FOR SMITH
Court: New Jersey Supreme Court
Jurisdiction: New Jersey
Decision Date: 1790-05
Citations: 1 N.J.L. 38
Docket Number: 
Parties: BRACKNEY v. SHREVE, ATTORNEY FOR SMITH.
Judges: 
Reporter: New Jersey Law Reports
Volume: 1
Pages: 38–39

Head Matter:
BRACKNEY v. SHREVE, ATTORNEY FOR SMITH.
An action brought by an attorney, must be in the name of his principal, and not in his own name. _
Certiorari to Justice--.
This action was brought in the name of Shreve, as attorney for George Smith.

Opinion:
Per Curiam.
This is erroneous ; the action should have been in the name of Smith, the principal.
Reverse the judgment.
Note. — See Jones v. Hart's Executors, 1 Hen. & Munf. 471, 476.