Bell v. Eastman
Appellate Terms of the Supreme Court of New York
Appeal by the plaintiff from an order of the Municipal Court of the city of New York, borough of Manhattan, third district, denying her motion to amend the name of the defendant in the judgment and all other papers in the above-entitled action.
1Opinion of the CourtLehman, J.
The plaintiff appeals from an order denying her motion to amend “ the judgment and all other papers in this action so that the name of the defendant shall read Max Eastman, also known as Max Eiseman.” The motion was made almost a year after the entry of judgment.
Whatever power the court may have to make such an amendment is derived from section 723 of the Code of Civil Procedure. See Corn v. Heymsfeld, 75 Misc. Rep. 478. We have frequently had occasion to point out that the jurisdiction of this court to review the judgment and orders of the Municipal Court is wholly statutory, and where the…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Corn v. HeymsfeldAppellate Terms of the Supreme Court of New York · 1912