Higgins v. New York Dock Co.

The defendant moves for judgment on the pleadings, as provided in section 547 of the Code of Civil Procedure. 'Such motion is properly made at the special term for motions. ' While the questions involved are similar to those raised by demurrer, this section was added to- the Code in 1908, providing for a speedy determination of the question of the sufficiency of pleadings. Mitchell v. Dunmore Realty Co., 135 App. Div. 583; White v. Gibson, 61 Misc. Rep. 436; Schlessner v. Goldsticker, 135 App. Div. 435. The plaintiff’s objection that the motion -should be made at the special term for trials…