New York Court of Common Pleas January 4, 1892 (Cherry v. Foley)

Per Curiam.

The answer denied that there was anything due upon the contract of hiring on a certain day, and also denied that a demand for the rent had been made. This was verified in the following language: “John Foley, sworn, says that he is the defendant herein, and that he knows the foregoing answer to be true. ” This the court below held to be an insufficient verification.