Case Name: - v. -
Court: New York Superior Court
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 1853-01-03
Citations: 1 Duer 662
Docket Number: 
Parties: -v.-
Judges: 
Reporter: Reports of cases argued and determined in the Superior Court of the city of New York
Volume: 8
Pages: 662–662

Head Matter:
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At Chambers,
January 3.
When in an action against joint debtors the Superior Court has acquired jurisdiction by the- service of the summons upon one of the defendants, the property of any other defendant, who is a non-resident, may be attached under § 227 of the Code.
The action was against two defendants, jointly liable upon a contract, and the summons had been personally served upon one of them; and the other, upon whom it had not been served, and who had not appeared, was proved to be a non-resident, and an application for a warrant of attachment against his property was made at Chambers, to Mr. Justice Campbell.
The judges, consulted by him were all of opinion that as the court, under § 33, sub. 2, of the Code, as amended by the act of April, 1852, has now jurisdiction in all suits against joint debtors, where the summons has been personally served upon any one of them, it was a necessary consequence that the property of a non-resident defendant, not served, and not having appeared, might be attached under § 227 of the Code. There was no longer any distinction, in such cases, between the powers of the judges of this, and of the Supreme Court.

Opinion:
The warrant prayed for was therefore granted.