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66 How. Pr. 119

Thornton v. Thornton

New York Supreme Court

Decided August 15, 1883

New York Supreme Court · decided 1883-08-15

Motion by defendant for judgment- on the report of a .referee, to hear and determine a contested divorce case, under section 1229 of the Code of Civil Procedure. The motion was opposed only on the ground that the referee’s report had been filed more than sixty days after the submission of the cause and after plaintiff had given notice of his election to • end the reference.

Decided 1883-08-15

Haight, J.

¶1I am of the opinion that I should grant the motion and order judgment for the defendant, dismissing the plaintiff’s complaint, with costs. In so doing I follow Quackenbush agt. Johnson (55 IIow. Pr., 94); Cornelius agt. Barton (12 W. Dig., 216); Geib agt. Topping (83 N. Y., 46). I am aware that Phipps agt. Carman (23 IIun, 150) is in conflict with the cases relied upon, and that this case has been affirmed in 84 27. Y. I am, however, unable to concur in the opinion written in the general term, and, inasmuch as the general term of another department has since held the other way, I do not feel bound by it. The court of appeals, it is true, affirmed the decision) but did not state the grounds upon which its decision was based. In that case there was a delay of about two years in filing the referee’s report, and the case is easily distinguishable from the one under consideration.

¶2Motion granted.

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