Nat'l S. L. Bk., N.Y. v. . Mec. Nat'l Bk., N.J.

The orders appealed from affirmed orders of the Special Term vacating attachments issued before judgment against the property of the defendant. They relate to the mode of procedure, do not affect the merits of the action, and to some extent involve the exercise of discretion. It has therefore been the frequent practice of this court to dismiss an appeal in such cases (Sartwell v. Field, 68 N.Y. 341; Wallace v. Castle, id. 370), and that practice, for reasons stated in Van Slyke v.Hyatt (46 N.Y. 259); Anonymous (59 id. 313); Martin v.Windsor Hotel Co. (70 id. 101), must be followed in this…