Case Name: Thomas Pickard, Respondent, v. Otto Koenigstreuter, Appellant, and Martin H. Van Buren, Respondent. (Action No. 1.); Martin Van Buren et al., Respondents, v. Otto Koenigstreuter, Appellant. (Action No. 2.)
Court: New York Court of Appeals
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 1979-09-18
Citations: 48 N.Y.2d 652
Docket Number: 
Parties: Thomas Pickard, Respondent, v Otto Koenigstreuter, Appellant, and Martin H. Van Buren, Respondent. (Action No. 1.) Martin Van Buren et al., Respondents, v Otto Koenigstreuter, Appellant. (Action No. 2.)
Judges: 
Reporter: New York Reports
Volume: 48
Pages: 652–652

Head Matter:
Thomas Pickard, Respondent, v Otto Koenigstreuter, Appellant, and Martin H. Van Buren, Respondent. (Action No. 1.) Martin Van Buren et al., Respondents, v Otto Koenigstreuter, Appellant. (Action No. 2.)
Submitted July 2, 1979;
decided September 18, 1979

Opinion:
Motion to dismiss the appeal herein granted and the appeal dismissed, without costs, upon the ground that the stipulation for judgment absolute, under the facts of this case, is illusory and frustrates the very purpose of CPLR 5601 (subd [c]) (Goldberg v Elkom Co., 36 NY2d 914).