Case Name: John Radway, Jr. v. R. F. Mather
Court: New York Superior Court
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 1852-08-10
Citations: 5 Sandf. 654
Docket Number: 
Parties: John Radway, Jr. v. R. F. Mather.
Judges: 
Reporter: Reports of cases argued and determined in the Superior Court of the city of New York
Volume: 7
Pages: 654–656

Head Matter:
John Radway, Jr. v. R. F. Mather.
The code does not require that facts, not within the personal knowledge of the party, should be averred in a pleading upon information as well as belief; an averment upon belief is sufficient. An averment that material facts are true* as the party believes, is equivalent to an averment of the facts upon belief.
August 10th, 1852.
This was a motion for judgment, on the ground that the de murrer to the complaint was frivolous.
The action was by an endorsee, against the endorser of a pro missory note, and the complaint contained these averments, “ and the plaintiff says that he believes that when the said note became due, and payable, the same was duly presented to the maker thereof, for payment, and payment thereof was demanded of the said maker, who neglected to pay the same, and that due notice thereof was given to the defendant.”
The causes of demurrer assigned, were: 1st. That the complaint did not allege that when the note became payable, it was duly presented to the maker, for payment; and, 2d. That it did not allege that due notice had been given to the defendant, of the demand and refusal of payment.
Woodman & Beach, for plaintiff.
J. Wade Wilson, for defendant.

Opinion:
Duer, J.