Case ID: misc_32/html/0712-02.html
Source: Caselaw Access Project
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Date Created: 2024-08-24T03:29:51.129683

George H. Godson, Appellant, v. Gustav E. Taussig, Respondent.
    Appeal from an order of the Municipal Court of the city of New York, eleventh district, borough of Manhattan, opening defendant’s default.
    Stephen W. Collins, for appellant.
    Henry W. Beebe, for respondent.
   Per Curiam.

The affidavit of merits upon which the order opening the default was granted, was clearly insufficient. The verified answer does not appear to have been before the court, although it is attached to the return. The motion was brought on upon an order to show cause founded on two affidavits, and the order opening the default was based upon the order to show cause, and the two affidavits therein mentioned. In neither order is there any reference to the verified answer.

The order must be reversed, with $10 costs, and proceedings remitted to the court below for further hearing, to be brought on upon at least five days’ notice, with leave to serve affidavit of merits.

Present: Truax, P. J., Scott and Dugro, JJ.

Order reversed, with $10 costs, and proceedings remitted to court below.