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62 How. Pr. 355

Herzig v. Metzger

New York Marine Court

Decided November 15, 1881

New York Marine Court · decided 1881-11-15

The plaintiffs made a motion for a new trial upon the minutes, on the grounds prescribed by section 999 of Code. Judge Gtoepp decided to grant it with a stay pending appeal. Final order granting the motion was entered of June fourth. On order to show cause of June seventh, procured by defendant, upon same papers, the judge entered an order, June fourteenth, that the order of June fourth be in all respects vacated and the new trial denied, with ten dollars costs.

Decided 1881-11-15

Shea, Ch. J.

¶1— The order appealed from is one which rests in the judicial discretion of the judge who made it; and we cannot declare, after a consideration of the record, that his discretion was not very properly exercised in the case presented to him. It was clearly within his power to reconsider his previous decision on the motion for a new ferial, as announced inadvertently.

¶2-• The order appealed from is affirmed, with costs to respondent.

¶3Eehbbas, J., concurs.

¶4Note.— There is no appeal to the court of common pleas from this decision allowed hy the Code.— [Ed.

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