Legal Opinion

Handy v. Butler

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York

Decided March 15, 1918PublishedCited by 8 opinions

Motion for leave to appeal to the Appellate Division from an order and determination of the Appellate Term of the Supreme Court.

1Opinion of the Court

Jenks, P. J.:

In view of the many applications under section 1344 of the Code of Civil Procedure for allowances of an appeal from *360the Appellate Term, to the Appellate Division, I shall state the general principles which determine such applications.

The right of an appeal has been recognized uniformly by the Legislature as “ Our law considers it an essential right of a suitor to have his cause examined in tribunals superior to those in which he considers himself aggrieved.” (Yates v. People, 6 Johns. 364.) But there is no constitutional guaranty of that right. (People v. Dunn, 31 App. Div. 145;…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. People v. . DunnNew York Court of Appeals · 1899
  2. Leach v. AuwellAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1912
  3. Lesster v. Lawyers' Surety Co.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1900
  4. People v. DunnAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1898
  5. Manheim v. SeitzAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1899

3Cited by8 opinions

  1. Cuyler Realty Co. v. Teneo Co.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1921
  2. Barbaro v. CuneoAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1922
  3. Brittingham v. S. B. Penick & Co.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1922
  4. Gray v. Brooklyn City RailroadAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1921
  5. Mildner v. GulottaDistrict Court, E.D. New York · 1976

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