Case Name: RUNYON W. MARTIN, Plaintiff and Respondent, v. JAY GOULD, Impeaded, &c., Defendant and Appellant
Court: New York Superior Court
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 1876-08-01
Citations: 9 Jones & S. 544
Docket Number: 
Parties: RUNYON W. MARTIN, Plaintiff and Respondent, v. JAY GOULD, Impeaded, &c., Defendant and Appellant.
Judges: 
Reporter: Reports of cases argued and determined in the Superior Court of the city of New York
Volume: 41
Pages: 544–544

Head Matter:
RUNYON W. MARTIN, Plaintiff and Respondent, v. JAY GOULD, Impeaded, &c., Defendant and Appellant.
Before Curtis and Van Vorst, JJ.
Decided, August 1, 1876.
Default nr sebving complaint, opening.
1. Discretion. Its opening rests in the sound legal discretion of the judge before whom the motion is held at special term.
Appeal from an order opening plaintiff’s default and granting him leave to serve his complaint.
Thomas G. Shearman, for respondent.
Wm. P. Lee, for appellant.

Opinion:
Van Vorst, J.,
wrote for affirmance, laying down the proposition in the head-note.
Curtis, J., concurred.
Order affirmed with costs.