Case Name: Henry Kehrig et al., Appellants, v. John P. Koshney et al., Respondents
Court: New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 1960-12-08
Citations: 12 A.D.2d 731
Docket Number: 
Parties: Henry Kehrig et al., Appellants, v. John P. Koshney et al., Respondents.
Judges: 
Reporter: Appellate Division Reports
Volume: 12
Pages: 731–731

Head Matter:
Henry Kehrig et al., Appellants, v. John P. Koshney et al., Respondents.

Opinion:
Order denying motion to punish for contempt unanimously affirmed, without costs of this appeal to any party. Order resettling judgment, insofar as appealed from, unanimously reversed in the exercise of discretion, without costs, and action remitted to Special Term for further proceedings in accordance with memorandum. Memorandum: This action was purportedly settled during trial. The stipulation placed upon the record attempted to establish a boundary line between the properties of the respective parties. The stipulation, however, was ambiguous, confused and ineffective to accomplish the purpose of settling the dispute between the parties. Subsequently plaintiff sought to resettle the judgment entered upon the stipulation. Plaintiffs appeal from the resettled judgment and the order directing such resettlement. In our opinion, the motion should have been referred to the Justice who presided at the trial when the stipulation was made. Upon the present record, it well may be that upon such referral the Trial Justice may not be able to resettle the judgment with an intelligent result in view of the ambiguous stipulation. In such event consideration should be given as to whether the original judgment should be vacated and the trial proceed de novo. Upon the present record we are unable to pass upon this question. The order denying the application to punish for contempt should be affirmed. (Appeal from part of an order of Monroe Special Term resettling judgment; also appeal from order of same court and Justice denying plaintiffs' motion to punish defendant John P. Koshney for contempt.) Present — Williams, P. J., Bastow, Halpern and McClusky, JJ.