Case Name: Fred Lesser, Respondent, v. Isaac Kahn, Appellant
Court: New York Supreme Court, Appellate Term
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 1906-03
Citations: 50 Misc. 620
Docket Number: 
Parties: Fred Lesser, Respondent, v. Isaac Kahn, Appellant.
Judges: 
Reporter: New York Miscellaneous Reports
Volume: 50
Pages: 620–621

Head Matter:
Fred Lesser, Respondent, v. Isaac Kahn, Appellant.
Municipal Courts — Procedure — Relief from default.
Appeal by the defendant from a judgment in favor of plaintiff rendered in the Municipal Court of the city of New York, eleventh district, borough of Manhattan.
Nathaniel Levy, for appellant.
Sulzberger & Kringel, for respondent.

Opinion:
Per Curiam.
Except in cases where no service of the summons is made, an appeal does not lie from a judgment entered on default. The proper practice is to move to open the default. Brown v. Bouse, 43 Misc. Rep. 72. If the motion be denied, an appeal will lie. Schrenkenson v. Krose, 85 N. Y. Supp. 1072. The affidavit presented to the justice as a ground for the adjournment of the trial was wholly insufficient. The affidavit on the motion to open the default did, however, present some excuse for the defendant's failure to appear. We incline to the view that the defendant should be allowed to presént his defense, if he has one; although, as his answer stands at present, we cannot see that it raises any issue of fact. It certainly does not allege payment which, we infer from the affidavit,- is the defense intended to be relied upon.
The appeal from the judgment will be dismissed, with ten dollars costs. The order denying the motion to open the default will be reversed and the cause directed to be tried, upon the payment by defendant to plaintiff's attorney, within five days, of the costs included in the judgment. Ho costs to either party upon appeal from the order, and the judgment already entered is to stand as security.
Present: Scott, O'Gorman and Newbtjrgker, JJ.
Appeal dismissed, with costs; order reversed and cause directed to be tried, upon payment by defendant to plaintiff's attorney, within five days, of costs included in judgment. Ho costs to either party upon appeal from order, and judgment already entered to stand as security.