H. G. Vogel Co. v. Wolff

160 A.D. 831, 145 N.Y.S. 1085, 1914 N.Y. App. Div. LEXIS 4822

Opinion

Laughlin, J.:

The single point presented by the appeal is whether on the affirmance of an order of this court overruling a demurrer interposed by the plaintiff to the answer, which demurrer was brought on for hearing at Special Term as a contested motion pursuant to the provisions of section 916 of the Code of Civil Procedure, such affirmance entitles the successful party to tax full costs as provided by subdivision 5 of section 3251 of the Code of Civil Procedure, or only to ten dollars costs and disbursements. On an appeal to this court from an order, costs are expressly made discretionary by virtue of the provisions of section 3239 of the Code of Civil Procedure, and they may be awarded absolutely or to abide the event. In such case ordinarily ten dollars costs and disbursements are awarded to the successful party. On an appeal to the Court of Appeals, however, costs follow as of course and are governed by the provisions of said section 3251, subdivision 5, of the Code of Civil Procedure, which prescribes the same amount on appeals from orders as from judgments. The amount thus prescribed is thirty dollars for all proceedings before argument and sixty dollars for the argument. (White v. Anthony, 23 N. Y. 164; Baylies N. T. & App. [2d ed.] 499, 500.)

It follows that the order, in so far as it is appealed from, should be reversed, with ten dollars costs and disbursements, and motion denied, with ten dollars costs.

Ingraham, P. J., McLaughlin, Clarke and Scott, JJ., concurred.

Order reversed, with ten dollars costs and disbursements, and motion denied, with ten dollars costs.