Case Name: Hyman Bernstein, Respondent, v. Samuel Baumann, Doing Business under the Firm Name and Style of J. Baumann & Brother, Appellant
Court: New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 1910-03
Citations: 137 A.D. 898
Docket Number: 
Parties: Hyman Bernstein, Respondent, v. Samuel Baumann, Doing Business under the Firm Name and Style of J. Baumann & Brother, Appellant.
Judges: 
Reporter: Appellate Division Reports
Volume: 137
Pages: 898–898

Head Matter:
Hyman Bernstein, Respondent, v. Samuel Baumann, Doing Business under the Firm Name and Style of J. Baumann & Brother, Appellant.

Opinion:
Order reversed, with ten dollars costs and disbursements, and motion to dismiss the action for failure to prosecute granted, with costs, on the ground that the excuse offered by plaintiff for a delay of nearly five years in bringing the case to trial is insufficient. Burr, Thomas and Carr, JJ., concurred; Jenks and Rich, JJ., dissented.