Hughes v. Koehler — 26 N.Y.S. 878

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HUGHES v. KOEHLER.

(Common Pleas of New York City and County, General Term.

January 2, 1894.)

Headnote

Appeal—Reversal.

Where the correctness of an order depends on the disputed question as to whether or not a stenographer’s minutes on a former trial contained the whole of a stipulation between the parties, the order will be reversed, and the matter sent to a referee to take proof.

Appeal from special term.

Action by Joseph Hughes against David M. Koehler. From an order vacating a judgment as against defendant, Koehler, plaintiff appeals.

Reversed.

Argued before BOOKSTAVER, BISCHOFF, and PRYOR, JJ.

Edward W. S. Johnston, for appellant.

Charles Goldzier, for respondent.

The questions of law raised by this appeal rest entirely upon disputed facts. If, as respondent contends, the stenographer’s minutes upon the first trial contained the entire stipulation relating to the dismissal of the complaint against him, then the order is clearly right, and should be sustained. If, on the other hand, the stipulation to dismiss the complaint as to him was coupled with the further agreement that judgment should be taken against him for the possession of the premises, or if, as appellant contends, thereafter the judgment, as entered, was submitted to and approved by his attorney, which does not seem to be denied by the papers presented on this appeal, then the order is erroneous. Under the circumstances of the case, we think the order should be vacated, and the matter sent to a referee to take proof as to the facts before referred to, and to report the same to the special term of this court; the costs of this appeal to the appellant to abide the result. All concur.