Case Name: Cutler & Nelson, Overseers of the Poor of the town of Poughkeepsie, in Dutchess County, against Gidney & Dubois, Overseers of the Poor of the town of Marlborough, in Ulster County
Court: New York Supreme Court
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 1823-10
Citations: 1 Cow. 571
Docket Number: 
Parties: Cutler & Nelson, Overseers of the Poor of the town of Poughkeepsie, in Dutchess County, against Gidney & Dubois, Overseers of the Poor of the town of Marlborough, in Ulster County.
Judges: 
Reporter: Cowen's Reports
Volume: 1
Pages: 571–571

Head Matter:
Cutler & Nelson, Overseers of the Poor of the town of Poughkeepsie, in Dutchess County, against Gidney & Dubois, Overseers of the Poor of the town of Marlborough, in Ulster County.
The court tain a motioa to ameml^a t0 a certiorari, unless the affidavit on which it is founded, and the return, or sworn or certified copies thereof, be furnished.
Nor will they amend, where a re-tum is f i"11 affidavit.
On certiorari to a Justice’s Court. It was moved in this cause, that the Justice amend his return, a sworn copy whereof was produced; but neither the affidavit on which the certiorari was granted, nor a sworn copy thereof, made a part of the papers on which the application was founded.
A. D. Soper, for the defendants.
L. Maison, contra..

Opinion:
Curia.
From what does appear, we think the affidavit is . _ 11 fully answered by the return; but we will not, m general, look into these applications to amend a Justice's return, unless we are furnished with the affidavit on which the writ
was founded, together with the return, or copies of these papers sworn to, or certified. Without these, we cannot say whether the return be defective or not, The motion must, for this reason, be denied.
Motion denied.