General

Stephen D. Arents, Plaintiff, v. The Long Island Railroad Company, Respondent. Asa W. Parker, Appellant

171 N.Y. 663·New York Court of Appeals·1902·NY

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Opinion

Stephen D. Arents, Plaintiff, v. The Long Island Railroad Company, Respondent. Asa W. Parker, Appellant. Arents v. Long Island, B. B. Go., 36 App. Div. 379, appeal dismissed. (Submitted May 28, 1902; decided May 29, 1902.) Motion to dismiss an appeal from an order of the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court in the second judicial department, entered January 31, 1899, which reversed an order of Special Term denying defendant’s motion to set aside several judgments entered in the action in favor of plaintiff’s attorney. The motion was made upon the ground that the appellant had died since taking the appeal and that no steps had been taken towards substituting any one in his place. William J. Kelly for motion. No one opposed. [MAJORITY] Motion granted and appeal dismissed, with costs, and ten dollars costs of motion.