48 Misc. 650 | N.Y. App. Term. | 1905
Assuming as facts all the circumstances of which the plaintiff has given or admitted evidence, the judgment should be reversed. The defendant, a city marshal, having an execution against one Tarnowsky, appeared at the plaintiff’s place of business, told his errand, exhibited his paper, was told Tarnowsky was manager, not owner, was out and would be sent for. He was asked to wait. He, or his assistant, or both, said he would have to raid the place unless the money were paid, and began looking at some of the stock, cloaks on a rack, but desisted when asked, and waited for Tarnowsky who came in with another incorporator, one Halperin, of the plaintiff. One of these, it is disputed which, assumably Halperin, paid the defendant the amount of the execution, saying he did so under protest. If, for any cause actionable, this was payment under duress, a cause of action was not cognizable in the Municipal Court Laws of 1905, Chap. 513, § 1. “ Moneys paid under duress ” was the cause of action alleged in the oral complaint. For this allegation plaintiff was allowed, over objection against such total change of action, to substitute an allegation of trespass. Neither his nor his adversary’s evidence changed anything. His chief contention now is, in effect, that, by not at the end of the case renewing his motion to dismiss, the defendant waived objection of the lack of jurisdiction and conceded there was a question of fact to be submitted and, therefore, may not impugn the judgment The first part of his contention is met by the plaintiff’s amending out the allegation
Scott and Gildeesleeve, JJ., concur.
Judgment reversed and new trial ordered, with costs to appellant to abide event.
