Case Name: Godcheaux C. Levi, Respondent, v. Walter S. Sackerman, Appellant
Court: New York Supreme Court, Appellate Term
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 1927-12-22
Citations: 131 Misc. 40
Docket Number: 
Parties: Godcheaux C. Levi, Respondent, v. Walter S. Sackerman, Appellant.
Judges: 
Reporter: New York Miscellaneous Reports
Volume: 131
Pages: 40–40

Head Matter:
Godcheaux C. Levi, Respondent, v. Walter S. Sackerman, Appellant.
Supreme Court, Appellate Term, First Department,
December 22, 1927.
Dorff & Levy [Max Dorff of counsel], for the appellant.
Cohen, Cole & Weiss [Harry J. Loffert of counsel], for the respondent.

Opinion:
Per Curiam.
Timely notice was given by defendant of his intention to apply to amend his answer by pleading as a defense the applicable Maryland statute of limitations. This motion the defendant promptly made at the beginning of the trial. It was denied, not in the exercise of judicial discretion but because of the controlling effect which the trial justice attached to certain Maryland decisions which held that in that State such statute would be deemed waived and would not be allowed to be interposed where not set up in the original answer, whereas the trial court should have applied the New York law relative to the circumstances under which amendments are allowed in determining the question raised by defendant's motion.
Judgment reversed and a new trial ordered, with thirty dollars costs to appellant to abide the event.
All concur; present, Bijur, Levy and Crain, JJ.