Legal Opinion

Bowery Bank v. Hart

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York

Decided December 15, 1911Published

Appeal from an order entered in the Hew York county clerk’s office on the 14th day of September, 1911, denying a motion for retaxation of costs.

1Opinion of the Court

Clarke, J.:

This is an action in equity for the foreclosure of a mortgage. Issue was joined October, 1901; plaintiff had judgment February 17, 1902; upon appeal to this court Said judgment was reversed and a new trial ordered, with costs to abide the event, December 5, 1902. (77 App. Div. 121.) Plaintiff failed to proceed with the action, and by order of July 10, 1911, the Special Term granted amotion to dismiss upon the ground of want of prosecution, “with all taxable costs and disbursements to defendants to date, together with $10 costs of this motion. ” Thereupon defendants served a bill of…

2Cases cited1 opinion

  1. Bowery Bank v. HartAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1902

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