Case Name: Brown v. Jenison
Court: New York Superior Court
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 1851-04-12
Citations: 1 Sandf. 732
Docket Number: 
Parties: Brown v. Jenison.
Judges: 
Reporter: Reports of cases argued and determined in the Superior Court of the city of New York
Volume: 3
Pages: 732–732

Head Matter:
Brown v. Jenison.
A sham answer or defence, is one which is false in fact and not pleaded in good faith. It may be good in form, although a sham answer.
A frivolous answer is one that shows no defence to the action.
Each may he stricken out on motion.
April 12, 1851.
Motion to strike out an answer, made at chambers, brought up by appeal, and heard by four of the justices of the court.

Opinion:
By the Codkt.
Dtter, J.
The plaintiff referred to section 152 of the code, but it does not apply to his motion. A sham answer and defence, is one that is false in fact, and not pleaded in good faith. It may be perfectly good in form, and to all appearance a perfect defence. Section 152 provides for striking out such answers. A frivolous answer, is one that shows no de-fence, conceding all that it alleges to be true. Each may be stricken out on motion, but it is under different provisions of the code. The question here is, whether the answer is frivolous. (The judge then examined the answer in this respect.)