Hertz v. Schmidt
Appellate Terms of the Supreme Court of New York
Appeal from final order in summary proceedings of the Municipal Court of the city of Hew York, fourth district, borough of Manhattan.
1Opinion of the CourtO’Gorman, J.
Plaintiff’s contention that the court below lost jurisdiction by permitting an adjournment after the commencement of the trial is not well taken. Trials in the Municipal Court are conducted the same as in courts of record (Consol. Act, § 1381), and a justice of the Municipal Court now has the power possessed by a justice of a court of record with respect to the adjournment of a trial, excepting that the trial of an action cannot be adjourned for a longer period than eight days (Consol. Act, § 1362), *726and the trial of a summary proceeding cannot be adjourned for a longer period than ten days…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Jourdan v. HealeyNew York Court of Common Pleas · 1892