Layton v. McConnell
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Appeal by the defendant, Lizzie McConnell, from a judgment of the County Court of Orange county in favor of the plaintiffs, entered in the office of the clerk of the county of Orange on the 30th day of April, 1900, affirming a judgment of a justice of the peace, and also from an order entered in said clerk’s office on the 30th day of April, 1900, affirming said judgment of said justice of the peace.
1Opinion of the Court
Woodward, J.:
This action was brought before a justice of the peace of the town of Warwick, Orange county, to, recover damages for injury to property under the provisions of section 654 of the Penal Code, which provides, in addition to the punishment prescribed, that the defendant is “liable in treble damages for the injury done, to be recovered in a civil action by the owner of such property.” A summons, such as is customary in a civil action,- was duly served upon the defendants, who appeared in person on the return day. The plaintiffs put in a written complaint, charging the defendants…
2Cases cited4 opinions
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