Case ID: ad_61/html/0428-01.html
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Author: {"author": "Woodward, J.:", "license": "Public Domain", "url": "https://static.case.law/"}
Date Created: 2024-08-24T03:29:51.129683

Abraham A. Philips, Jr., Respondent, v. Frederick L. Hine, Appellant.
    
      Municipal Court of New York — when the Appellate Division in reviewing it& judgments will consider errors not raised, by an exception.
    
    The Appellate Division, in reviewing a judgment of the Municipal Court of the city of New York, may consider.an error not raised by an exception, but will not be astute to do so unless the error goes to the substantial justice of the case. t
    
    Appeal by the defendant,. Frederick L. Hine, from a judgment of the Municipal Court of the city of New York, borough of Brooklyn, in favor of the defendent, rendered on the 24 th day of January, 1901, upon the decision of the'court.
    
      Foley da Powell, for the appellant.
    
      Bruce Pi Duncan, for the respondent. '
   Woodward, J.:

This action was brought to receiver the sum of $116.40, with, interest, for work performed and materials furnished, in or about the month of August, .1900, in relation to certain buildings on Nostrand avenue near St. John’s place. The'defendant denied that the work was done and materials furnished for or at the request of the- defendant,-and That the reasonable value thereof-was. $116.40. The theory of the defendant upon the trial was that he ivas merely the superintendent for the Anglo-American Savings and Loan Association, and that the latter was the real employer of the plaintiff. The trial resulted in a judgment for the plaintiff for the full amount of his claim, and from this judgment defendant appeals to this court.

The defendant urges three points. The first of these is that the ■court erred in excluding certain evidence upon cross-examination of the plain tiff. It is conceded that the question is not raised by exception, but we are urged to correct the alleged error, notwithstanding this fact. -It will not be denied that this court, in reviewing the judgment of a Municipal Court, may consider an. error - without its having been raised by an exception, but it will not be astute to discover a technical error unless it goes to the substantial justice of the case, and we are persuaded that the defendant does not stand upon the justice of his position. The fact that the plaintiff, while engaged upon other work, had been paid by the checks of the Anglo-American Savings and Loan Association, is not necessarily notice to him that' he is employed by the same party where he is given no notice of the fact, and there is no doubt that plaintiff was engaged, and that he furnished-the work and materials as alleged at the request of the defendant. - The evidence is sufficient to support 'the' judgment, and we are of opinion that the court did not err in its ruling in reference to matters outside of the controversy. Substantial justice appears to have been done, and the judgment appealed from should be affirmed, with costs.

All concurred.

Judgment of' the Municipal Court affirmed, with costs.