As this action was commenced before September 1,1880, the costs upon appeal are governed by the old and not by the new Code. (Atkin v. Pitcher, 31 Hun, 352.) It is remarked in this case that (Garling v. Ladd 27 Hun, 112), holding that the new and not the old Code governed the costs in a case like this, must be regarded as overruled by the Court of Appeals. (In Matter of Weston, 91 N. Y., 501.) Be that as it may, a re-examination of the question convinces us that full force was not given to subdivision 11 of section 3347, Code of Civil Procedure, in Garling v. Ladd. That subdivision
The plaintiffs did not accept the privilege given them by section 371 of the old Code, to offer to correct the judgment in any of the particulars mentioned in the notice of appeal, but did avail themselves of the privilege given them by subdivision 5 of section-366 of the old Code. This subdivision provides that “ either party may at any time before trial, serve upon the opposite party an offer in writing to allow judgment to be taken against him * * * to the effect in such offer specified, and with or without costs.” The section further provides that in case the party to whom such offer be made shall not accept it, and shall fail to obtain a judgment more favorable to him than the judgment offered, he “ shall not recover costs, but must pay the other party’s costs from the date of the service of the offer.”
Here the appellants failed to obtain a more favorable judgment than the respondent offered them. The respondent offered, in effect, to waive all recovery, and recovered thirteen dollars and ninety-three cents. We must compare results without including costs in order to determine which party is entitled to costs..
It follows that the appellant “ shall not recover costs, but must pay the other party’s costs from the date of the service of the offer,” namely, May 11, 1886.
The same result would follow, if we give force to the proceedings
The order of the Special Term is reversed, with ten dollars costs and printing disbursements, and costs of the appeal in the court below are allowed the plaintiffs from May 11, 1886, to be taxed under the Code of Procedure.
Order of Special Term reversed, with ten dollars costs and printing disbursements and costs of appeal in courts below allowed plaintiffs from May 11, 1886, to be levied under Code of Procedure.
