Case Name: Aaron Swayze against Abraham Coursen, Assignee of W. Gibbs
Court: New Jersey Supreme Court
Jurisdiction: New Jersey
Decision Date: 1823-09
Citations: 7 N.J.L. 63
Docket Number: 
Parties: Aaron Swayze against Abraham Coursen, Assignee of W. Gibbs.
Judges: 
Reporter: New Jersey Law Reports
Volume: 7
Pages: 76–77

Head Matter:
Aaron Swayze against Abraham Coursen, Assignee of W. Gibbs.
ON CERTIORARI.
A man cannot bring an action in the name of another, without authority.
A judgment had been rendered by the justice against Swayze, the defendant below, at the suit of the defendant, Ooursen. It appeared, by the return of the justice to a rule taken upon him to certify the fact, that the summons in the cause was not demanded by Abraham Ooursen, but by Jacob-Swisher, and that Abraham Ooursen never appeared in the progress of the cause ; ñor was there any evidence that Abraham Ooursen had any knowledge of the prosecution, or that he had authorized it in any way whatsoever — it was conducted solely by Jacob Swisher.
Miller,
upon the statement of the above facts, moved to reverse the j udgment.

Opinion:
Per Curiam-.
A man cannot bring an action in the name of another, without authority.
Judgment reversed.