Case Name: Benjamin Burgiss et al v. Jeremiah Smith
Court: New York Court of Chancery
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 1847-08-06
Citations: 6 Sarat. Ch. Sent. 67
Docket Number: 
Parties: Benjamin Burgiss et al v. Jeremiah Smith.
Judges: 
Reporter: Saratoga Chancery Sentinel
Volume: 6
Pages: 67–68

Head Matter:
Benjamin Burgiss et al v. Jeremiah Smith.
John E. Develin^ for appellant;
S, D. Van Schaack, for respondents.
of a suit in a foreign tribunal.

Opinion:
Appeal from an.order of the late vice chancellor of the first circuit denying an application to dissolve an injunction. Decided that this court has jurisdiction, and will entertain a bill of discovery in aid of the prosecution of a civil suit in a sister state, or a foreign tribunal, or in a court of the United States.-
Injunctions to stay proceed'gs in suits in other states.
Held also, that if this court has the power, it must he a verv . r ' J special case to induce.it to break over the rule of comity and of policy which forbids the granting of an injunction to stay the proceedings in a suit which has already been commenced in a court of competent jurisdiction in a sister state.
Order appealed from reversed; and injunction dissolved with costs.