Manchester v. Van Brunt
New York Court of Common Pleas
Appeal from city court, general term. Action by George N. Manchester and others against Thomas C. Van Brunt, impleaded with E. 0. Butcher, on a promissory note. From a judgment of the general term affirming a judgment for plaintiffs, defendant appeals.
1Dissent
BISCHOFF, J.,
(dissenting.) No appeal lies to this court from an order of the city court of New York, which refuses a new trial, and we are therefore authorized to review the judgment only upon due exception taken at the trial. Code Civil Proc. § 3191; Wilmore v. Flack, 96 N. Y. 512; Smith v. Pryor, (Com. Pl. N. Y.) 9 N. Y. Supp. 636. At the close of the testimony for both parties, defendant’s counsel asked that a verdict be directed for defendant; and the exception taken to the denial of this motion presents error, for which the judgment must be reversed.
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