Case Name: Ewen against Terry
Court: New York Supreme Court
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 1828-02
Citations: 8 Cow. 126
Docket Number: 
Parties: Ewen against Terry.
Judges: 
Reporter: Cowen's Reports
Volume: 8
Pages: 126–126

Head Matter:
Ewen against Terry.
The plaintiff had recovered a judgment in this court against the defendant; and the latter had recovered two judgments against the former before a justice of the peace.
A motion was now made, in behalf of- the defendant, to off and deduct his judgments from the one obtained against him in this court; and that, on paying the balance, ° . ’ 1 e j a ' execution should be perpetually stayed.
court will™der a judgment to be set off court upon the same pnncipies as they •will a judgment of the 0. P.
Wheeler and Case, for the motion.
D. M. Frye, contra.

Opinion:
Curia.
We have never gone farther in practice, than setting off judgments of other courts of record against our own; but the same principle will apply to judgments in a justice's court. They are equally conclusive upon the defendant with the judgment of a court of common pleas, which is now a very usual subject of set-off.
Motion granted.