Briggs v. Lauman

A Justice of the Peace appeals from an order of the Supreme Court at Special Term which directed him to determine within a time fixed motions made by defendant addressed to the sufficiency of three separate informations charging him with violations of the Vehicle and Traffic Law and in the event of their denial to proceed with the trial of the issues. Upon arraignment defendant moved to dismiss the informations on which he was being prosecuted upon the ground that they were jurisdictionally defective. Decision was reserved and the proceedings adjourned. Since his term of office was about to…