Case Name: The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Greylock Construction Company, Inc., et al., Appellants
Court: New York Court of Appeals
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 1925-07-15
Citations: 240 N.Y. 710
Docket Number: 
Parties: The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Greylock Construction Company, Inc., et al., Appellants.
Judges: 
Reporter: New York Reports
Volume: 240
Pages: 710–710

Head Matter:
The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Greylock Construction Company, Inc., et al., Appellants.
(Argued June 12, 1925;
decided July 15, 1925.)
State — contract — pleading — action by State to recover on contract — counterclaim may not be interposed without its consent.
People v. Greylock Construction Co., Inc., 213 App. Div. 21, affirmed.
Appeal from a judgment, entered May 20, 1925, upon an order of the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court in the fourth judicial department, which reversed an order of Special Term denying a motion to strike out certain parts of the answer and counterclaim and granted said motion in an action to recover for an alleged breach of contract. The question was whether in a contract action brought by the State against an individual a counterclaim on contract might be interposed without its consent.
Arthur E. Rose for appellants.
Albert Ottinger, Attorney-General (John H. Machan and Charles E. McManus of counsel) for respondent.

Opinion:
Judgment affirmed, with costs; no opinion.
Concur: His cock, Ch. J., McLaughlin, Crane, Andrews and Lehman; JJ. Cardozo, J., votes for for dismissal. Absent: Pound, J.