Case Name: Edward L. Carey, Respondent, v. John Reilly, Appellant
Court: New York Supreme Court, Appellate Term
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 1897-06
Citations: 20 Misc. 610
Docket Number: 
Parties: Edward L. Carey, Respondent, v. John Reilly, Appellant.
Judges: 
Reporter: New York Miscellaneous Reports
Volume: 20
Pages: 610–611

Head Matter:
Edward L. Carey, Respondent, v. John Reilly, Appellant.
(Supreme Court, Appellate Term,
June, 1897.)
District Court of Hew York — Summary proceedings — Half-holiday.
A District Court of the city of New.York is not a “public office” within the meaning of chapter 289 of the Laws of 1887 (amending chap. 27, Laws of 1875,' as amended by chap. 30, Laws of 1881), making Saturday after twelve o’clock noon a half holiday in public offices of the state and its counties, and consequently a precept, issued in summary proceedings under the statute to procure the removal of a tenant who holds over his term, may properly be made returnable at two o’clock on Saturday. - .
Appeal by tenant from final order made in summary proceedings by the Second District Court.
J. A. Kent, for appellant.
A. Finelite, for respondent.

Opinion:
McAdam, J.
A precept in summary proceedings under the statute for holding over was issued out of the Second District Court on Saturday, May 1, 1897, returnable at 2 o'clock on the afternoon of that day.- Upon its return the tenant appeared and objected that the court was without jurisdiction, for the reason that Saturday after 12 o'clock, noon, is a half-holiday, The objection was overruled, and on failure of the tenant to file an answer a final order was made awarding possession of the demised premises to the landlord pursuant to the statutory requirements..
The objection is based upon the provision of chapter 289 of the Laws of 1887 (amending Laws of 1875, chap. 27, as amended by Laws of 1881, chap. 30) which makes Saturday after 12 noon a half-holiday. The provision is limited in'its application, however, to public offices of the state and counties of .the state, and a court is not a public office within the meaning of the act. People v. Kearney, 47 Hun, 129; Didsbury v. Van Tassel, 56 id. 423; 10 N. Y. Supp. 32; In re Bornemann, 6 App. Div. 524; 39 N. Y. Supp. 636; Berthold v. Wallach, 14 Misc. Rep. 55; 69 N. Y. St. Repr. 563. The act of 1892 (chap. 681, § 41) is for the same reason inapplicable.
The Saturday half-holiday is not dies non juridicus, and does not prevent courts from continuing their sessions and performing any judicial business which may come before them.
The objection to the justice's jurisdiction to entertain the proceeding or proceed to final order therein was, therefore, without merit and properly overruled.
Order affirmed, with costs.
Bischoff, J., concurs.
Order affirmed, with costs.