Court Opinion

ID: 6131669
Source: CourtListenerOpinion
Date Created: 2022-02-04 21:12:16.616199+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T08:53:33.989264
License: Public Domain

Pratt, J.:
This is an appeal from an order made by the County Court in Queens county, refusing to set aside an inquest and permit the defendant to answer. Aside from any question of the merits of the application, we think this case falls within the principle laid down in the case of Stebbins v. Cowles (30 Hun, 523). It was discretionary with the County Court whether to grant the order or not. *270The rule is, that the decisions of one tribunal resting in discretion are not reviewable by another.
There is a broad distinction between an appeal seeking to review the discretion of the County Court and a discretion exercised at a Special Term of the Supreme Court. In the latter case the discretion of the Special Term is reviewable by the General Term, but the County Court being an independent tribunal, this court cannot interfere with the exercise of its discretionary powers. But upon the merits we are unable to say there was any abuse of discretion in the County Court, as the defendant was guilty of very great laches.
The order should be affirmed, with costs and disbursements.
Present — Barnard, P. J., Dykman and Pratt, JS.
Order affirmed, with costs and disbursements.