Alessandrini v. Jones

Respondents move for a dismissal of an appeal from a judgment for defendants rendered after a jury-verdict in the Utica City Court in which plaintiff demands a new trial in County Court as a matter of right pursuant to section 442 of the Justice Court Act.

Respondents claim that the appeal has never been perfected by reason of the fact that appellant has failed to comply with section 6-a of the Utica City Court Act relative to appeals from that court. (L. 1934, ch. 62.)

Among the specifications cited, it is claimed appellant failed to cause the Chief Clerk of that court, at the expense of the…