Case Name: PAGE v. DEMPSEY
Court: New York Supreme Court, Appellate Term
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 1909-07-06
Citations: 117 N.Y.S. 1052
Docket Number: 
Parties: PAGE v. DEMPSEY.
Judges: 
Reporter: West's New York Supplement
Volume: 117
Pages: 1052–1055

Head Matter:
PAGE v. DEMPSEY.
(Supreme Court, Appellate Term.
July 6, 1909.)
Judgment (§ 169 )—Opening Default Judgment—Conditions.
A default judgment should not be opened, except on payment of the taxable costs and disbursements to date, on the affidavit of defendant, alleging that his attorney advised that he had a good defense on the merits, and the affidavit of the attorney, averring that the defense interposed is meritorious.
[Ed. Note.—For other cases, see Judgment, Cent. Dig. §§ 328, 329'; Dec. Dig. § 169. ]
MacLean, J., dissenting.
Appeal from City Court of New York, Special Term.
Action by Cornelia B. Page against William J. Dempsey. From an order opening a default judgment on payment of $10 costs, plaintiff appeals.
Modified and affirmed.
Argued before GILDERSLEEVE, P. J., and MacLEAN and SEABURY, JJ.
William F. Clare (Louis Bialostosky, of counsel)) for appellant.
J. Power Donellan, for respondent.
For other cases see same topic & § number in Dec. & Am. Digs. 1907 to date, & Rep’r Indexes

Opinion:
SEABURY, J.
I think the order appealed from should be modified, by providing that the default should only be opened upon payment of taxable costs and disbursements to date, and, as modified, affirmed, without costs.
Order modified, by providing that the default be opened upon pay ment of taxable costs and disbursements to date, and, as modified, affirmed, without costs of this appeal to either party.
GIRDERSEEEVE, P. J., concurs.