Case Name: LOIZEAUX BUILDERS SUPPLY COMPANY, RESPONDENT, v. GEORGE DEUSCHLE AND ALICE DEUSCHLE, IMPLEADED, ETC., APPELLANTS
Court: New Jersey Supreme Court
Jurisdiction: New Jersey
Decision Date: 1941-12-26
Citations: 127 N.J.L. 465
Docket Number: 
Parties: LOIZEAUX BUILDERS SUPPLY COMPANY, RESPONDENT, v. GEORGE DEUSCHLE AND ALICE DEUSCHLE, IMPLEADED, ETC., APPELLANTS.
Judges: 
Reporter: New Jersey Law Reports
Volume: 127
Pages: 465–466

Head Matter:
LOIZEAUX BUILDERS SUPPLY COMPANY, RESPONDENT, v. GEORGE DEUSCHLE AND ALICE DEUSCHLE, IMPLEADED, ETC., APPELLANTS.
Submitted October 7, 1941 —
Decided December 26, 1941.
Before Justices Parker, Donges and Colie.
Eor the appellants, Fred Scherer.
Eor the respondent, Aaron Kaufman.

Opinion:
Pee Cueiam.
This is an appeal from the District Court from a judgment in favor of the respondent against the appellants Deuschle, on an alleged stop notice under the Mechanics' Lien Law. The case shows the same deficiency discussed in the case of E. Bowden Company against the same defendants, 127 N. J. L. 464, namely, that there is no copy of the judgment record as required by rule 145 of this court. The statute provides (R. S. 2:32-2) "except where there is an express provision of law providing otherwise, the practice and procedure in the Circuit Courts shall, in so far as applicable, apply to the District Courts." In a Circuit Court appeal the pleadings and judgment thereon would constitute the record, and while ordinarily in a District Court there is only one pleading, namely a state of demand, that pleading is the basis of the judgment and an essential part of the record. The requirement has been pointed out many times in our decisions. Katzin v. Jenny, 74 N. J. L. 131; Hill v. Adams Express Co., Id. 338 (at p. 340); Nissel v. Swinley, Id. 344; Maccia v. Stanzione, 84 Id. 509; Galvin v. Ostrander Fire Brick Co., Id. 530, and cases cited.
Eor want of a proper state of the case the appeal will be dismissed, with costs.