Case Name: NEWCOMB against DAVIS
Court: New Jersey Supreme Court
Jurisdiction: New Jersey
Decision Date: 1806-09
Citations: 2 N.J.L. 82
Docket Number: 
Parties: NEWCOMB against DAVIS.
Judges: 
Reporter: New Jersey Law Reports
Volume: 2
Pages: 77–78

Head Matter:
NEWCOMB against DAVIS.
OH CERTIORARI
Insufficient state of demand Judgment in figures.
This was an action on the case brought by the plaintiff' below against the plaintiff in certiorari.
[*] The state of the demand is as follows:
The plaintiff below recovered $32.85 with costs; this was entered in figures. °
Crane, for plaintiff.

Opinion:
Kirkpatrick, C. J.
— This proceeding is altogether erroneous. The state of demand filed, does not contain a lawful ground of action. The judgment itself, too, is entered in figures and not in words at length, and this is assigned as a reason of reversal. According to the opinion of Cole and Petty.
I think this judgment must be reversed.
Rossell, J. — Concurred.
Pennington, J.
— This judgment being entered hi figures brings this case within that of Cole v. Petty, but [61] this is the least error in the proceedings; out of five separate and distinct charges for damages, there is not a single legal cause of action stated. I concur in the reversal.
Judgment reversed.
Ante, *60. — Ed.