Bookman-Faye Contractors Co. v. Neu

Plaintiff appeals from a judgment of the Justices’ Court, Town of Babylon, in his favor in the amount of $200, rendered by J. Stanley Pease, Justice of the Peace, after trial without a jury. The Justice’s return contains the summons, plaintiff’s bill of particulars setting forth two causes of action, defendant’s notice of appearance, auxiliary papers and a truncated statement of the Justice’s findings. The return fails to indicate upon which of the two causes of action the Justice found for plaintiff; defendant’s alleged oral pleadings are not set forth, nor are the Justice’s minutes…