Saunderson against Marr
| Jurisdiction | England & Wales |
| Judgment Date | 17 November 1788 |
| Date | 17 November 1788 |
| Court | Court of Common Pleas |
English Reports Citation: 126 E.R. 46
IN THE COURTS OF COMMON PLEAS AND EXCHEQUER CHAMBER
saunderson against mark. Monday, Nov. 17th, 1788. A warrant of attorney given by an infant is absolutely void, and the Court will not confirm it, though the infant appear to have given it (knowing that it was not valid), for the purpose of collusion (a)1. The defendant being an infant, joined with his brother in giving a warrant of attorney to the plaintiff, to confess a judgment, which was accordingly entered up, and the defendant taken in execution. In order to procure his discharge, he alone gave a second warrant of attorney, on which judgment was again entered, and he again taken in execution. On this, a rule was granted to shew cause, why the last judgment should not be set aside, and the warrant of attorney cancelled, on the ground that the defendant was an infant at the time of giving it. Marshall, Serjt., shewed for cause, a declaration of the defendant, when he gave the second warrant of attorney, that he would take no advantage of his infancy, a promise to pay the debt, and some circumstances of collusion between him and...
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