Case Name: Thomas Watts, Respondent, v. Charles B. Barker, Appellant, Impleaded with Others
Court: New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 1922-02
Citations: 200 A.D. 916
Docket Number: 
Parties: Thomas Watts, Respondent, v. Charles B. Barker, Appellant, Impleaded with Others.
Judges: 
Reporter: Appellate Division Reports
Volume: 200
Pages: 916–916

Head Matter:
Thomas Watts, Respondent, v. Charles B. Barker, Appellant, Impleaded with Others.

Opinion:
Order reversed, with ten dollars costs and disbursements. Plaintiff's motion for judgment upon the pleadings denied, with ten dollars costs, and defendant's motion for judgment granted, with ten dollars costs. This action was instituted to obtain a declaratory judgment. Such an action was unknown to the common law, and was not authorized by the Code of Civil Procedure or any statute of this State. Section 473 of the Civil Practice Act applies only to actions commenced after that act took effect. Blaekmar, P. J., Kelly, Jayeox, Manning and Kelby, JJ., concur.
See, also, Rules of Civil Practice, rule 210 et seq.—[Rep.