Goldstein v. Greenberg — 75 N.Y. St. Rep. 474

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p. 474

Rebecca Goldstein v. Charles Greenberg et al.

(Supreme Court, Appellate Term, First Department,

September 28, 1896.)

Headnote

Appeal—Modification of judgment—Increasing amount.

Where a judgment for plaintiff in an action for wages earned by a female employed other than as a domestic servant fails to award the five dollars additional costs, as provided by Laws 1882, c. 410 (Consolidation Act) §8 1420, 1424, it may, on appeal, be modified by adding such additional costs.

Appeal from fourth district court.

Action by Rebecca Goldstein against Charles Greenberg and' another for wages other than as a domestic servant. Judgment ivas rendered in favor of plaintiff, but the justice omitted to insert the five dollars additional costs, and plaintiff appeals.

Isaac A. Hourwich, for appellant.

Abraham D. Levy, for respondents.

—As the action was for wages earned by a female employed other than as a domestic servant, and the amount of damages recovered was less than $10, plaintiff is entitled to $5 additional costs, and the justice should have inserted that amount in the judgment. Laws 1882, c. 410 (Consolidation Act) sees. 1420, 1424. As the respondent does not dispute this, and there is no question upon which a new trial need be ordered, we shall direct that the judgment be modified by adding the $5 additional costs. Where there is a mere error in a matter of figures, and a new trial will not change the result, a judgment may be modified even by increasing the amount of the recovery. Golde v. Whipple, 7 App. Div. 48 , 39 N. Y. Supp. 964 .

The judgment modified accordingly, without costs to either party.

All concur.