Legal Opinion

Scott v. Hemmer

Appellate Terms of the Supreme Court of New York

Decided February 16, 1928PublishedCited by 2 opinions

1Per curiam

That the clerk instead of the attorney for the prevailing party prepared the default judgment did not affect the validity of said judgment, and the court had no jurisdiction to open defendant’s default and vacate the judgment after a lapse of more than one year from the date of entry thereof. (Weiss v. Forty-second St., M. & St. N. Ave. R. Co., 123 Misc. 387; Daskal & Fishman v. Corsan Cracker Co., Inc., 219 App. Div. 829.)

Order reversed, with ten dollars costs; motion denied and judgment reinstated.

Bijur and Delehanty, JJ., concur.

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Daskal v. Corsan Cracker Co.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1927
  2. Weiss v. Forty-second Street, Manhattanville & St. Nicholas Avenue Railway Co.Appellate Terms of the Supreme Court of New York · 1924

3Cited by2 opinions

  1. Scott v. HemmerAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1928
  2. Chatham Phenix National Bank & Trust Co. v. PascalAppellate Terms of the Supreme Court of New York · 1929