Case Name: GEORGE P. KIRK, Respondent, v. H. WILSON BLASHFIELD, Appellant
Court: New York Supreme Court
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 1875-04
Citations: 11 N.Y. Sup. Ct. 269
Docket Number: 
Parties: GEORGE P. KIRK, Respondent, v. H. WILSON BLASHFIELD, Appellant.
Judges: 
Reporter: Supreme Court Reports (Hun)
Volume: 11
Pages: 269–269

Head Matter:
GEORGE P. KIRK, Respondent, v. H. WILSON BLASHFIELD, Appellant.
Judgment in Justices Oourt dismissing action on the ground of a, want of jurisdiction— Bes adjudicata—costs in such case on recovery of less than fifty dollars in action in Supreme Oourt.
Appeal from a judgment in the Supreme Court, entered in favor of the plaintiff.
The plaintiff commenced an action in a Justice’s Court. The defendant objected to the jurisdiction, on the ground that the accounts between the parties exceeded $400. The justice, after first overruling the objection, finally dismissed the' action upon that same ground. The plaintiff then sued in this court and recovered $38.50. On a motion at Special Term he was allowed costs.
It was admitted that the justice was in error in his decision, but no appeal was taken from it. The General Term held, that if an appeal had been taken, and thereupon the same decision had been made in this court, that the matter would have been res adjudicata ; and that as the plaintiff rested satisfied with the decision which was made by the justice, and as that was made on the defendant’s objection, it must be taken as the settled rule of this present case.
The court also examined the question raised as to this order, and held, that as a matter of practice the defendant should have appealed from the order of the Special Term granting the- plaintiff costs, and not from the judgment; and that this case should not be considered a precedent as to the manner of reviewing such orders.
A. J. Parker and O. Porter, for the appellant.
B. A. Benedict, for the respondent.

Opinion:
Opinion by
Learned, P. J.
Present—Learned, P. J., Boardman and James, JJ.
Judgment affirmed.