People v. Goltze

8 N.Y.S. 530, 16 Daly 62, 29 N.Y. St. Rep. 503, 1890 N.Y. Misc. LEXIS 1657

• Court: New York Court of Common Pleas
• Decided: February 10, 1890
• Status: Published

Opinion

Per Curiam.

Judgment on the forfeited recognizance was vacated, and directed to be canceled of record, by the May, 1889, general term of this court; but, through inadvertence, the defendants failed to incorporate in their order a direction to the comptroller to repay him the amount of the judgment. Discovering the mistake, an application was made to the November general term to cure it, but on that application the defendants failed to give notice to the district attorney, and also failed to produce a certified copy of the order discharging the recognizance. In a memorandum made at the time, the defendants were also directed to procure a certificate of the comptroller that the amount had been deposited with him. The defendants have now complied with all of these requirements, except the production of the certificate from the comptroller, which they say the comptroller refuses because lie has no authority to give the same, and it is not customary to do so, and in this we think he is right. The fact, however, of the payment of the money to him, is apparent from the papers, and we think the plaintiff should have an order directing the comptroller to pay to the defendants or their attorney the amount of the forfeited recognizance, $300, but not the amount of the costs of entering j udgment, $42.60. Ordered accordingly.