Case Name: Clark v. Farley
Court: New York Superior Court
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 1854-03-25
Citations: 3 Duer 645
Docket Number: 
Parties: Clark v. Farley.
Judges: 
Reporter: Reports of cases argued and determined in the Superior Court of the city of New York
Volume: 10
Pages: 645–645

Head Matter:
Clark v. Farley.
A complaint in an action on contract for the recovery of money, is defective, if bo drawn as to leave it uncertain whether the plaintiff seeks to recover upon one or upon two causes of action; and if on two, unless it shows how much is claimed to be due on each, it will be required to be made more definite and certain.
At Chambers,
March 25, 1854,
before Duer, J.

Opinion:
Motion that the' complaint should he made more definite and certain. The complaint averred that the defendant was indebted to the plaintiff in the sum of $4,562.8, for money lent and advanced to him upon his request towards the building of two houses in Tenth street, and for money found due from the defendant to the plaintiff upon an account stated. Held, that the complaint was defective in not stating with .sufficient certainty whether the plaintiff sought to recover upon one or two causes of action, and if upon two, what sum was claimed to be due upon each. The motion was therefore granted, but plaintiff was permitted to amend without costs.