Case Name: FLEISCHMAN et al. v. FLEISCHMAN et al.
Court: New York Supreme Court, General Term
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 1894-07-14
Citations: 30 N.Y.S. 22
Docket Number: 
Parties: FLEISCHMAN et al. v. FLEISCHMAN et al.
Judges: 
Reporter: West's New York Supplement
Volume: 30
Pages: 22–22

Head Matter:
(80 Hun, 90.)
FLEISCHMAN et al. v. FLEISCHMAN et al.
(Supreme Court, General Term, Third Department.
July 14, 1894.)
Appeal—Dismissal—Abstract Question of Law.
Where appellants have ceased to be parties to the action, the appeal will be dismissed.
Appeal from special term.
Action by Solomon Fleischman and others against Gertrude Fleischman and others. From an order denying a motion that plaintiffs be required to reply to new matter set up in the answer, defendants appeal. Dismissed.
Argued before MAYHAM, P. J., and PUTNAM and HERRICK, JJ.
Chas. B. Cole, for appellants.
Parker & Fiero (J. Newton Fiero, of counsel), for respondents.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM.
This is an appeal from an order denying defendants' motion that plaintiffs be required to reply to the new matter set up in the answer. There is also submitted an appeal from an order in the same action, made at the same time, granting plaintiffs' motion to discontinue the action as to said appealing defendants. The two appeals were argued together. There can be no object, therefore, in passing upon the question submitted to us on this appeal. The defendants have ceased to be parties to the action. Should we conclude to reverse the order, the plaintiffs cannot be compelled to serve a reply. The only effect of a decision would be to obtain the opinion of this court upon the legal questions involved. Appellate courts have uniformly refused to pass upon "mere abstract questions, from the determination of which no practical result can follow." People v. Common Council of Troy, 82 N. Y. 575; Assurance Co. v. Smith (Sup.) 16 N. Y. Supp. 114 Appeal dismissed, without costs to either party. All concur.