Case Name: Thomas Martin, Plaintiff, v. Harry A. Lynch, Defendant
Court: New York Court of Common Pleas
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 1895-08
Citations: 14 Misc. 47
Docket Number: 
Parties: Thomas Martin, Plaintiff, v. Harry A. Lynch, Defendant.
Judges: 
Reporter: New York Miscellaneous Reports
Volume: 14
Pages: 47–47

Head Matter:
Thomas Martin, Plaintiff, v. Harry A. Lynch, Defendant.
(New York Common Pleas
Special Term,
August, 1895.)
An order of arrest should not he granted where it appears that plaintiff was aware of the facts showing the fraud at the time he accepted the . defendant’s note, and that such note is not due.
Motion to vacate order of arrest.
The facts are sufficiently. stated in the opinion.
Byram L. Winters, for defendant and motion.
Frederick K. Clark {B. B. Luckey and J. C. McEachen, of counsel), for plaintiff, opposed.

Opinion:
Giegerich, J.
The motion is made upon the original papers; hence, as upon a demurrer, the facts alleged are to be taken as true. Evans v. Holmes, 46 How. Pr. 515. However, assuming the defendant's fraud to have been shown, it is clear, from the plaintiff's own statement, that he was aware of the facts in question when he accepted the defendant's promissory note for the sum now sought to be recovered, the legal effect of which acceptance was to change his claim for a wrong into a debt. Alliance Ins. Co. of Philadelphia v. Cleveland, 14 How. Pr. 408. Until the note became due the cause of action was in abeyance (see case last cited), .and yet the summons upon which the order was founded was served seven days before the date of maturity.
For these reasons the motion should be granted, with ten dollars costs to the defendant to abide the event.
Motion granted, with ten dollars costs to defendant to abide event.