Central Budget Corp. v. Knox

Virtually all orders presented at Special Term, Part II, are signed without comment. When one is refused, as occasionally happens, its draftsman may find it embellished with a brief endorsement by the Judge explaining its rejection. The order now before me, however, requires something more than silence or marginal notation, for it opens up grave issues concerning the administration of justice in this court.

Plaintiff is the holder of an automobile installment sales contract executed by the defendant. The amount of the contract is $2,320.56. After paying about $500, defendant defaulted,…