Case Name: Water Right and Electrical Company, Inc., and Another, Respondents, v. Rockland Light and Power Company, Appellant
Court: New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 1935-06
Citations: 245 A.D. 739
Docket Number: 
Parties: Water Right and Electrical Company, Inc., and Another, Respondents, v. Rockland Light and Power Company, Appellant.
Judges: 
Reporter: Appellate Division Reports
Volume: 245
Pages: 739–739

Head Matter:
Water Right and Electrical Company, Inc., and Another, Respondents, v. Rockland Light and Power Company, Appellant.

Opinion:
Appeal by the defendant from a judgment of the Supreme Court, entered after trial of the special issues raised by the second affirmative defense contained in the defendant's answers, in favor of the plaintiffs and against the defendant, adjudging that the second affirmative defense be dismissed on the merits, dismissed, without costs. The purported judgment must be regarded as a nullity. (Valentine v. Perlman, 216 App. Div. 548; Lowe v. Lowe, 265 N. Y. 197, 202.) The case is remitted for trial of the remaining issues presented by the pleadings. While it may be that the second affirmative defense, as pleaded, was established by the proof and is a complete defense, the record is not here in such shape that this action may be finally determined. A consideration of the merits may be had only on the entry of a final judgment which adjudicates all the issues raised by the pleadings. Lazansky, P. J., Hagarty, Tompkins, Davis and Johnston, JJ., concur.