Case Name: Michael F. Newcombe, Respondent, v. Mark M. Cohn et al., Appellants
Court: New York Supreme Court, Appellate Term
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 1901-01
Citations: 33 Misc. 602
Docket Number: 
Parties: Michael F. Newcombe, Respondent, v. Mark M. Cohn et al., Appellants.
Judges: 
Reporter: New York Miscellaneous Reports
Volume: 33
Pages: 602–603

Head Matter:
Michael F. Newcombe, Respondent, v. Mark M. Cohn et al., Appellants.
(Supreme Court, Appellate Term,
January, 1901.)
Municipal Court o£ the city o£ New "York — Return day o£ summons against nonresident of the city — Jurisdiction.
Where a defendant or one of several defendants is a nonresident of the city of New York, its Municipal Court acquires no jurisdiction where its summons is made returnable more than four days from the date thereof. L. 1882, ch. 410, § 1298, subd. 1.
Appeal from a judgment in favor of the plaintiff, rendered in the Municipal Court of the city of Mew York, eighth district, borough of Manhattan.
J. S. & H. A. Wise, for appellants.
Booth & Deane, for respondent.

Opinion:
Per Curiam.
It is clear that the defendant Cohn was a nonresident of this State when he was served with the summons. Section 1298 of the Mew York City Consolidation Act (L. 1882, ch. 410) requires that when the defendant or either of several defendants in a Municipal Court is not a resident of the city, the summons must he returnable in not less than two nor more than four days from its date. The summons in this case did not comply with this requirement, being returnable ten days after its date. Under such a summons the Municipal Court never acquired jurisdiction to award any judgment against the defendants. Williams v. Wheeler, 8 Abb. Pr. 116; Allison v. Snider Preserve Co., 20 Misc. Rep. 367.
The judgment appealed from must be reversed, with costs.
Present: Tbuax, P. J., Scott and Dugro, JJ.
Judgment reversed, with costs.