Sturgis v. Merry
New York Court of Appeals
Assumpsit—The cause was referred to a sole referee, who reported in favor of the Plaintiff. The Defendant made a case containing the evidence before the referee, and moved the Supreme Court to set aside the report. The court denied the motion, and gave judgment for the Plaintiff.
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Assumpsit—The cause was referred to a sole referee, who reported in favor of the Plaintiff. The Defendant made a case containing the evidence before the referee, and moved the Supreme Court to set aside the report. The court denied the motion, and gave judgment for the Plaintiff. The Defendant appealed to this court, and brought up the same case which was used on the motion in the Supreme Court. was about opening the argument on the merits, when objected that there was no case upon which the decision of the Supreme Court could be reviewed.
1Opinion of the Court
The Court held that the code had not altered the former practice as to the mode of reviewing cases of this kind in an appellate court. A case should have been settled by the Supreme Court, and inserted in the record, stating facts, and not the mere evidence of facts, so as to present nothing but questions of law to the appellate court. As to questions decided by the referee in receiving or rejecting evidence, and the like, the case is in the nature of a hill of exceptions; and as to the merits,- it is in the nature of a special verdict, which must find facts, and not the mere evidence of…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- People ex rel. Werckmeister v. Justices of the Superior CourtNew York Supreme Court · 1839
- Melvin v. LeaycraftNew York Supreme Court · 1837