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10 Abb. Pr. 137

Ferris v. Aspinwall

New York Court of Appeals

Decided March 15, 1871

New York Court of Appeals · decided 1871-03-15

Motion to dismiss an appeal. The action was brought by Madison J. H. Ferris against Benjamin Hart, Lloyd Aspinwall, Gr. Gr. How-land, and others, forming “The National Express and Transportation Company.” The defendant Aspinwall, in his answer, besides making a general denial,' set up certain new matter, to which plaintiff demurred. The special term overruled the demurrer, and ordered judgment for the defendant, with costs.

Decided 1871-03-15

By the Court.—Allen, J.

¶1The appeal is prema ture, as no judgment has been entered in the action.

¶2The Code gives an appeal from the special to a general term of the supreme court, from an order sustaining or overruling a demurrer (Code, § 349). But in defining and regulating the jurisdiction of this court, there is no similar provision.

¶3The decision of the supreme court upon the demurrer cannot be reviewed except by an appeal from the judgment, and upon such appeal any intermediate order involving the merits, and necessarily affecting the judgment, may be reviewed (Code, § 11). The order is *140not included in any of the classes of orders from which an appeal is allowed to this court. Final judgment upon the demurrer must be given before it can be reviewed here (Adams v. Fox, 27 N. Y., 640; Paddock v. Springfield Fire & Marine Ins. Co., 12 N. Y. [2 Kern.], 591).

¶4The appeal must be dismissed, with costs of the appeal to the time of the motion.

¶5All the judges concurred.

¶6Appeal dismissed, with costs.

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