Legal Opinion
Michigan Furniture Co. v. Southern Pacific Co.
City of New York Municipal Court
Decided March 18, 1936PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Lewis (David C.), J.
The plaintiff moves for judgment on the pleadings pursuant to section 91 of the Municipal Court Code on the ground that the defendant’s answer and affirmative defense are insufficient in law and that there is no defense to the action.
The defendant by cross-motion seeks a judgment on the pleadings dismissing the complaint.
No issues of fact, only questions of law, are presented.
On November 19, 1934, a garnishee was issued out of this court in favor of the plaintiff as the judgment creditor against the earnings and wages of one Cliff Simmons, a longshoreman in the employ of…
2Cases cited10 opinions
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- International Stevedoring Co. v. HavertySupreme Court of the United States · 1926
- The Admiral PeoplesSupreme Court of the United States · 1935
- Hills v. JosephCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1916
- Haggerty v. City of New YorkNew York Court of Appeals · 1935
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