Case Name: Mathilda Blaise and Others, Plaintiffs, v. Murray Bovin, Defendant
Court: New York City Court
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 1939-12-14
Citations: 173 Misc. 963
Docket Number: 
Parties: Mathilda Blaise and Others, Plaintiffs, v. Murray Bovin, Defendant.
Judges: 
Reporter: New York Miscellaneous Reports
Volume: 173
Pages: 963–963

Head Matter:
Mathilda Blaise and Others, Plaintiffs, v. Murray Bovin, Defendant.
City Court of New York, Speeial Term, New York County,
December 14, 1939.
Lieberman & Rosenfeld, for the plaintiffs.
Edward M. Fuller, for the defendant.

Opinion:
Coleman, J.
There are three plaintiffs, passengers in and owner of an automobile, who join in one complaint in an action against the defendant for negligence and for damage to the automobile. One of the plaintiffs is a non-resident, and the defendant moves for security for costs as against her. The appropriate statute (Civ. Prac. Act, § 1522, subd. 8) is as follows: " In a case specified in this section, if there are two or more plaintiffs, the defendant cannot require security for costs to be given unless he is entitled to require it of all the plaintiffs." Defendant urges that this section is inapplicable as there is more than one " case." His contention overlooks the distinction between a " case " and several " causes of action " incorporated in a " case." There is only one case here. (See Salimoff. & Co. v. Standard Oil Co., 259 N. Y. 219. Cf. Brown v. Cohan, 254 App. Div. 20.) The motion is denied. Order filed.