Meeks v. Meeks
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Appeal by the defendant, Sophia T. Hawkins, from an order of the Supreme Court, made at the Kings County Special Term and entered in the office of the clerk of the county of Kings on the 25th day of May, 1903, denying said defendant’s motion to vacate and set aside an order previously made in the action directing the service of the supplemental summons therein- by publication, and also denying her motion to vacate the service of said summons upon her pursuant to such order…
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Appeal by the defendant, Sophia T. Hawkins, from an order of the Supreme Court, made at the Kings County Special Term and entered in the office of the clerk of the county of Kings on the 25th day of May, 1903, denying said defendant’s motion to vacate and set aside an order previously made in the action directing the service of the supplemental summons therein- by publication, and also denying her motion to vacate the service of said summons upon her pursuant to such order of publication.
1Opinion of the Court
Goodrich, P. J.:
Sophia. T. Hawkins, named as one of the defendants, appearing for the purposes of the motion only, moved for an order vacating an order of publication of the supplemental summons in this action. The court denied the motion, and Mrs. Hawkins, with a similarly restricted notice, appeals therefrom.
The appellant was not named as a party in the original summons. The only original defendant was Edwin B. Meeks, as trustee, etc. Other parties, including Mrs. Hawkins, were subsequently added and the summons and complaint were amended accordingly. In March, 1903, the order of…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Colvin v. ShawNew York Supreme Court · 1894
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