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2 Sweeny 603

Henderson v. Jackson

The Superior Court of New York City

Decided December 3, 1870

The Superior Court of New York City · decided 1870-12-03

A demurrer by the defendant to the complaint was overruled at Special Term, and judgment ordered for plaintiff, with leave to defendant to answer over. From this order the defendant appealed, under section 349 of the Code, to the General Term, and the order was affirmed with costs of the appeal. An adjustment of costs was had, and a precept issued to collect the same.

Decided 1870-12-03

¶1By the Court:

Freedman, J.

¶2I am inclined to think that plaintiff had a right to issue a precept for the costs of the appeal only. The rule laid down in Mora v. Sun Mutual Insurance Company (13 Abb., 304; 22 How., 60), and Palmer v. Smedley (13 Abb., 185), in re*604lation to costs of demurrer, does not apply to the costs on appeal from an order overruling a demurrer. It appears, however, that on the motion to set aside the precept there was a conflict of evidence as to the contents and terms of the precept. The affidavit of defendant’s attorney states distinctly that the costs, both at Special and General Term, were taxed and adjusted, and that the precept was issued for the costs so adjusted. This statement was denied,by plaintiff’s attorney, but neither the precept, nor a copy, was submitted.- • Upon an appeal every presumption is ■ in favor of the correctness of the order appealed from, and as the judge below may have believed the assertions of defendant’s attorney in preference to those made by the attorney for the plaintiff, his decision of the motion upon the disputed question of fact involved therein cannot be held erroneous.

¶3The order should be affirmed, with ten dollars costs.

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