Jamgochian v. Chankalian
Appellate Terms of the Supreme Court of New York
Appeal from Municipal Court, Borough of Manhattan, Fourth District. Action by Jack Jamgochian against Peter Chankalian. There was a judgment for defendant, and plaintiff moved for a new trial. The motion was granted, and defendant appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtPage, J.
The motion was submitted July 19, 1910. The decision was not handed down till October 11, 1910. Under the provisions of section 230, Municipal Court Act (Laws 1902, c. 580), as amended to take effect September 1, 1910 (Laws 1910, c. 401), the justice had but 14 days from the latter date in which to render a decision unless an extension of time as therein provided was given. The record contains no such extension. The provisions of section 230 as amended are applicable to this motion (Lazarus v. M. E. R. R. Co., 145 N. Y. 581, 40 N. E. 240), and the justice, having failed to act within the…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Lazarus v. Metropolitan Elevated Railway Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1895
- Van Valis v. CharconaAppellate Terms of the Supreme Court of New York · 1903