Case Name: SAYRE and TELLER against VOORHEIS
Court: New Jersey Supreme Court
Jurisdiction: New Jersey
Decision Date: 1813-09
Citations: 3 N.J.L. 1041
Docket Number: 
Parties: SAYRE and TELLER against VOORHEIS.
Judges: 
Reporter: New Jersey Law Reports
Volume: 3
Pages: 592–592

Head Matter:
SAYRE and TELLER against VOORHEIS.
ON CERTIORARI.
Yoorheis sued Teller, before the justice, by warrant. Teller, and one Daniel Sayre, as surety, gave a bond for Teller's appearance on the 25th May, 1812. On that day, the justice made the following entry: — Defendant and Daniel Sayre appeared, confessed judgment in favor of plaintiff on a. note for ninety-eight dollars, and sixty cents debt. So I enter my judgment with costs, $98.60. Costs, $1.02.
It was contended, that “ 8o I enter my judgment," was no judgment; but that it was a judgment, it was entered in figures; and also, that judgment could not be entered against Sayre in this way.
Kearney, attorney for plaintiff.

Opinion:
By the Court. — The
action is against Teller, and judgment against Teller ,and Sayre. If it was intended to enter judgment against Sayre as surety, as [*] was probably the case, the judgment ought to have been entered in that way, and distinctly. This proceeding cannot be supported.
Judgment reversed.