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16 N.Y. 242

Jones v. . Derby

New York Court of Appeals

Decided December 5, 1857

New York Court of Appeals · decided 1857-12-05

To the summons issued in the action, the sheriff of the city and county of New-York made return that he had made diligent effort to serve the defendant in his county with the summons, and that he could not be found; that on application at the place of business of the defendant, in the city of New-York, he ascertained that the defendant was a resident of said city, but was then absent temporarily therefrom, and was a householder in the city, where his family resided; and that…

Decided 1857-12-05

¶1This is an appeal from an order of the Supreme Court, setting aside a judgment. The third subdivision of section eleven of the Code gives this court jurisdiction to review on appeal an actual determination of the Supreme Court at general term, in a final order affecting a substantial right, made in a special proceeding, or upon a summary application in an action after judgment. Upon the latter clause of this subdivision, which alone can by possibility extend to the present case, the settled construction of this court is, that an order to be appealable must be based upon the judgment and assume its validity. It was first determined in Sherman v. Felt (2 Comst., 186); it was *246 reiterated in Dunlop v. Edwards (3 Comst., 341); and these cases were approved in Humphrey v. Chamberlain (1 Kern., 274).

¶2All the judges concurring,

¶3Appeal dismissed with costs.

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