Schryer v. . Fenton

56 N.E. 997, 162 N.Y. 444, 16 E.H. Smith 444, 1900 N.Y. LEXIS 1267

• Court: New York Court of Appeals
• Decided: April 17, 1900
• Status: Published

Opinion

Haight, J.

This action was brought for the wrongful conversion of a quantity of hay. The defendant justified under an execution issued upon a judgment in favor of Stevéns and Porter against John S. Martin and James Danford, which was issued to him as constable, and upon which the levy and sale complained of were made. Upon the trial at Circuit there was a special verdict found, upon which judgment was entered in favor of the plaintiff, which has been reversed by the Appellate Division and a new trial granted. Section 1338 of the Code of Civil Procedure has reference to judgments entered upon the report of a referee or the decision of a court and has no application to a judgment entered upon a verdict. (Henavie v. N. Y. C. & H. R. R. R. Co., 154 N. Y. 278.) After the verdict the defendant moved for a new trial upon the ground that the verdict ivas against the evidence. This motion was denied and an exception taken. The Appellate Division has neglected to state whether the reversal was upon the law or-upon the facts. It does not appear that the facts, as found by the verdict, were affirmed or approved by the court. The reversal may have been upon the ground that the verdict was against the weight of the evidence. It consequently follows that this court has no jurisdiction to review the order appealed from. (Harris v. Burdett, 73 N. Y. 136 ; Snebley v. Conner, 78 N. Y. 218 ; Chapman v. Comstock, 134 N. Y. 509; Mickee v. W. M. & R. M. Co., 144 N. Y. 613; Hoes v. Edison G. E. Co., 150 N. Y. 87.)

The appeal should be dismissed, with costs.

Parker, Ch. J., O’Brien, Bartlett, Martin and Vann, JJ., concur; Landon, J., not sitting.

Appeal dismissed.