Case Name: COX against HAINES
Court: New Jersey Supreme Court
Jurisdiction: New Jersey
Decision Date: 1810-09
Citations: 3 N.J.L. 687
Docket Number: 
Parties: COX against HAINES.
Judges: 
Reporter: New Jersey Law Reports
Volume: 3
Pages: 261–262

Head Matter:
COX against HAINES.
OH CERTIORARI.
One of several defendants may not bring a certiorari without summons and severance.
S. P ante, 235; 1 Archb. Pr. 210; Sed. vide, 4 Halst 9.

Opinion:
Pennington, J.
One of the reasons for the reversal of the judgment of the justice in this cause, is the same as in that of Sharp v. Hendrickson, just decided, as it respects the form of the venire. The opinion in that case must govern this.
There is, however, another difficulty in this cause. The certiorari is brought by William Cox alone, and the record brought up is a judgment against William Cox and Thomas Cowgill. Where judgment is against two defendants, one cannot bring a writ of error, without summons and severance. $ JBac. J¡,61. Oarthew, 7.
The opinion of the court, therefore, is that the certiorari be quashed. . '
Certiorari quashed.
Cited in Sheppard v. Fenton, 4 Halst. 8; Pharo v. Parker, 1 Zab. 752.