Case ID: ny-st-rep_6/html/0720-01.html
Source: Caselaw Access Project
Author: {"author": "Pratt, J.", "license": "Public Domain", "url": "https://static.case.law/"}
Date Created: 2024-08-24T03:29:51.129683

Patrick Reilly, App’lt, v. John E. Murray et al., Resp’ts.
    
      (Supreme Court, General Term, Second Department,
    
    
      Filed February 15, 1887.)
    
    Appeal—Justices oe’ the peace—Amendment.
    It is discretionary with the county court whether it will allow a defective notice of appeal from a decision of a justice of the peace to he amended, and no appeal will lie from the order of the county court entered on said motion.
    Appeal from an order refusing to allow an amendment of a notice of appeal from a justice of the peace.
    
      
      B. H. Underhill, with S. A. Underhill, for app’lt; W. J. Qaynor, for resp’ts.
   Pratt, J.

This is an appeal from the county court from

an order refusing to allow an amendment of a notice of, appeal filed to the decision of a justice of the peace. The appeal was taken prior to the adoption of the Code of Civil Procedure, to wit: on September 22, 1880. The appeal was signed by S. A. Underhill, attorney for appellant. Under the former code this notice of appeal was not sufficient unless it appeared that the attorney had authority to appear for the appellant. Both parties conceded that the notice of appeal was insufficient, and the appellant moved to amend. The court denied the motion. It being a discretionary order in that court, no appeal in this court will lie.

Appeal dismissed, with costs.

Barnard and Dykman, JJ., concur.