Case Name: Minturn against Seymour
Court: New York Court of Chancery
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 1819-11-02
Citations: 4 Johns. Ch. 173
Docket Number: 
Parties: Minturn against Seymour.
Judges: 
Reporter: Johnson's Chancery Reports
Volume: 4
Pages: 173–174

Head Matter:
Minturn against Seymour.
Nov. 2.
Where an injunction is allowed by the Chancellor, the defendant, before he puts in an answer, may move to dissolve the injunction, on the ground of a want of equity in the bill.
BUNNER, for the defendant, moved to dissolve the injunction, though the defendant had not answered, on the ground of a want of equity in the bill. The injunction had beei. allowed by the Chancellor.
D. B. Ogden, and Harison, contra. They raised a preliminary objection to the motion, because the defendant had not answered, and insisted, that except in cases where t|ie injunction was allowed by a Master, the defendant is not entitled to move to dissolve the injunction before he has answered.
S. Jones, in reply.

Opinion:
The Chancellor
overruled the preliminary objection, but denied the motion upon the merits.