Case Name: HACKER v. STEVENS et al.
Court: United States Circuit Court for the District of Indiana
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 1849-05
Citations: 11 F. Cas. 143
Docket Number: 
Parties: HACKER v. STEVENS et al.
Judges: 
Reporter: Federal Cases
Volume: 11
Pages: 143–144

Head Matter:
Case No. 5,888.
HACKER v. STEVENS et al.
[4 McLean, 540.]
Circuit Court, D. Indiana.
May Term, 1849.
Unnecessary Plea — Incumbrance of Record.
An unnecessary plea will, on motion, be directed to be withdrawn, as improperly incumbering the record.
At law.
Mr. Stevens, for plaintiff.
Mr. Smith, for defendant.
[Reported by Hon. John McLean, Circuit Justice.]

Opinion:
OPINION OF
THE COURT.
This action was brought on a promissory note given by defendants, to [William E.] Hacker, Brother & Co., at Philadelphia. The defendants first pleaded jointly that one of them was garnisheed by Berryhill, a creditor of Hacker & Brother, against whom judgment was obtained. The case of garnishee is still pending, and that was pleaded in abatement. Also a single plea of Stevens was filed, setting up the same defense. Motion by plaintiff to withdraw the single plea — and the court directed the plea to be withdrawn as unnecessarily incumbering the record.
[For subsequent proceedings, see Case No. 5,887.]