Case Name: Woodward ads. Quackenbos
Court: New York Supreme Court
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 1800-10
Citations: 1 Cole. & Cai. Cas. 121
Docket Number: 
Parties: Woodward ads. Quackenbos.
Judges: 
Reporter: Coleman & Caines' Cases
Volume: 1
Pages: 121–122

Head Matter:
Woodward ads. Quackenbos.
IT appeared that the plaintiff’s attorney, at the time of delivering a new declaration after the consent rules were exchanged, not having received a plea, entered a rule in the cause against the tenant, to plead in twenty days; which not being done, he proceeded to enter a default against the casual ejector.
Emott now moved to set aside this default,
for irregularity. He contended, that until the tenant had complied with all the requisites of the consent rule, he could not be considered as being so in court as that he could be known as a party to the suit, and that, therefore, no rule could-be taken against him.
Qilackenbas
said he had proceeded as had always been the practice, at least at Albany and in the north’ ern part of the State.

Opinion:
Per Curiam.
The entry of the default in this manner was certainly irregular. No rule could be; entered against the casual ejector in a cause entitled against the tenant. The signing the consent rule, delivering a new declaration, putting in common bail, and filing a plea, are all simultaneous acts ; should the tenant, therefore, neglect to file his plea instanter, he is to be considered as not appearing in the suit, and then default is to be entered against the casual ejector. But the default against the casual ejector is taken under the first rule at the return of the writ, and not in consequence of any new rule.
Default set aside.