Case Name: Emlen against Hoops
Court: Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Jurisdiction: Pennsylvania
Decision Date: 1817-04-05
Citations: 3 Serg. & Rawl. 130
Docket Number: 
Parties: Emlen against Hoops.
Judges: 
Reporter: Reports of cases adjudged in the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania (Sergeant & Rawle)
Volume: 3
Pages: 130–130

Head Matter:
Emlen against Hoops.
Saturday, April 5.
In ejectment the defendant’s mime will not be struck out, in order to substitute the landlord’s, without the plaintiff’s consent.; but the landlord may be made a co-defendant.
Ejectment.
A RULE had been obtained by H. Jacobs and John i?. Jacobs, to shew cause why they should not be substituted defendants, instead of Hoo-bs, the defendant.

Opinion:
The Court
decided that they might be admitted as co-defendants ; but the name of Hoops, the defendant, should not be struck out, without the consent of the plaintiff, who refused his consent because the landlords, Messrs, Jacobs, wanted to use him as a witness.
Rule discharged.