Case Name: Huntington against Goodwin
Court: New York Supreme Court
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 1824-02
Citations: 2 Cow. 521
Docket Number: 
Parties: Huntington against Goodwin.
Judges: 
Reporter: Cowen's Reports
Volume: 2
Pages: 521–521

Head Matter:
Huntington against Goodwin.
■ On movht», to amend a justice’sxeturn to ,a certiorari, the court require the production of the return or a copy of it, though the application be made by. the defendant in error
On certiorari to a Justice’ Court. In this cause a motion was made in behalf of the defendant in error for a rule that the Justice amend his return.
W. Barnes, for the motion.
B. P. Johnson, contra.

Opinion:
Curia.
We do not find a copy of the Justice's return among the papers delivered to us, upon which this motion is founded : there is, however a sworn copy among the papers in opposition to the motion. We, 'therefore, grant the míe, as applied for; but-we take the occasion;to remark, that whether the application to amend: be made on the part of the plaintiff, or the defendant in error, we do not grant it unless we have before us the return, or a copy thereof. Without this, it is impossible. for. us to see whether the amendment sought be material.
Motion granted.