Case Name: Edward A. Richards, Appellant, v. The City of New York, Respondent
Court: New York Court of Appeals
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 1912-05-21
Citations: 205 N.Y. 595
Docket Number: 
Parties: Edward A. Richards, Appellant, v. The City of New York, Respondent.
Judges: 
Reporter: New York Reports
Volume: 205
Pages: 595–596

Head Matter:
Edward A. Richards, Appellant, v. The City of New York, Respondent.
Richards v. City of New Yorlc, 149 App. Div. 923, affirmed.
(Submitted May 1, 1912;
decided May 21, 1912.)
Appeal, by permission, from an order of the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court in the second judicial department, entered February 2, 1912, which reversed an order of Special Term denying a motion by defendant to strike the above-entitled action from the Special Term calendar and granting a motion by plaintiff that issues be framed for trial by jury.
The following questions were certified: “First. Was this cause properly placed upon the calendar of the Kings County Special Term upon the notice of trial therefor served in behalf of the plaintiff ?
“ Second. Is the defendant entitled to a trial by jury of any of the issues of fact in this action in tlie absence of an order made under the provisions of section 910 of the Code of Civil Procedure ?
“ Third. Was the order granted by the Kings County Special Term on October 19, 1911, properly granted 1 ”
James A. Sheehan for appellant.
Archibald R. Watson, Corporation Counsel (Terence Farley of counsel), for respondent.

Opinion:
Order affirmed, with costs, first and third questions certified answered in the negative and the second question certified answered in the affirmative; no opinion.
Concur: Cullen, Ch. J.,' Gray, Haight, Vann, Werner, Hiscock and Collin, JJ.