Case Name: Administrators of Ryerson against Ryerson
Court: New Jersey Supreme Court
Jurisdiction: New Jersey
Decision Date: 1817-02
Citations: 4 N.J.L. 363
Docket Number: 
Parties: Administrators of Ryerson against Ryerson.
Judges: 
Reporter: New Jersey Law Reports
Volume: 4
Pages: 416–416

Head Matter:
Administrators of Ryerson against Ryerson.
ON CERTIORARI.
Suit against one, where there are two administrators,
Dickerson vs. Robinson, 1 Hal. 195. Smith vs. Van Houten, 4 Hal. 382. Cole vs. Smalley, 1 Dutch. 374. Hunt vs. Kearney, Pen. *721. Acts of 1871 p. 59. For the rule in equity, see Mulford vs. Allen, 1 Gr. Ch. 288. Abraham Coursen’s Will, 3 Gr. Ch. 410. Rinehart vs. Rinehart, 2 McC. 44, and Marsh vs. Oliver, 1 McC. 259.

Opinion:
The plaintiff below brought his suit against one only, whereas there were two administrators. The defendant filed no plea in writing, but at the trial moved for a non-suit upon that ground. The justice overruled the motion, and judgment was given for the plaintiff. The administrators sued out the certiorari, to be relieved from this judgment; and the court ruled, 1. That the error in bringing the suit was fatal. And 2. That a defendant need not plead it in abatement, in writing, in the court for the trial of small causes, but might take advantage of it, by motion for a nonsuit.
Judgment reversed.