Alexander v. . Bennett

The Constitution of this State (art. 6, § 12) continues in the Superior Court of the city of New York, and certain other courts, the powers and jurisdiction which they had at the time of the adoption of that article.

This provision, unquestionably, deprived the legislature of all power to take from those courts any of their then existing jurisdiction. But it is claimed that the act of 1874 does not operate to deprive them of any such jurisdiction, inasmuch as their order is necessary to effect a transfer of jurisdiction in any particular case, to the Marine Court.

It is apparent from the terms…