Cahill v. Wissner
Appellate Terms of the Supreme Court of New York
Appeal from a judgment of the Municipal Court of the city of New York, borough of Brooklyn, second district, rendered February 27, 1917, in favor of the plaintiff.
1Opinion of the CourtClark, J.
As to all questions raised by the appellant the members of this court are in accord, except upon a single point, which requires the consideration of two questions: First, whether the Municipal Court *314was without jurisdiction to entertain the instant action because the Municipal Court Code is declared not to be retroactive and, second, whether, in a prior action in the Municipal Court between plaintiff’s assignor and the defendant, the dismissal of the complaint in that action rendered the controversy between the plaintiff and the defendant res adjudicata, or, in other words, conferred upon the…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Burch v. . NewburyNew York Court of Appeals · 1852
- Greene v. County of NiagaraAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1900
- Seabott v. WanamakerAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1914
3Cited by1 opinion
- Cahill v. WissnerAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1918