
    Louis Weinstein, Respondent, v. Louis Flaxman, Appellant.
    (Supreme Court, Appellate Term,.
    June, 1898.)
    Municipal courts of Hew York city — Order opening a default — Amendment.
    An order of a justice of a. municipal court of tire city of New York, opening the plaintiff’s default, must state the grounds of the order (Laws of 1896, chap. 748). but, although it fails to do so, where the return of the justice "states the grounds' and he further certifies that the defendant’s attorney prepared and submitted the order, the Appellate Term will not reverse it, but will permit it to be amended by inserting the statement made by the justice as to the grounds upon which he proceeded.
    Appeal from an order'of the Municipal Court of the city of 'New York, borough of Manhattan, fourth district, opening plaintiff’s default.
    Abraham B. Schleimer, for appellant.
    Joel Krone, for respondent.
   Per Curiam.

This appeal is taken from an order made by the justice, below opening the plaintiff’s default incurred by reason, of his failure to proceed with the' trial. The justice considered that the default was sufficiently excused, and we see no reason for disturbing Ms conclusion in that regard. It appears, however,' that he has failed to recite in the order, the grounds- upon wMch it was made, and he is required to’ do by chapter 748 of the Laws of 1896. This would ordinarily call for a reversal. Colwell v. Devlin, 20 Misc. Rep. 355. The justice, however, in making his return fully, sets-forth such grounds, and further certifies that the order in question was prepared and submitted to Mm-for signature by the attorney for the defendant, who now appeals from the same. The indorsement upon the back of the order' also shows that it was prepared and submitted by him'. -This was a somewhat extraordinary proceed-ing, and might well be regarded as a waiver of the objection w-Mch has been made. But without regard to that, we think we have" the power and have concluded to modify the order by the insertion of a recital embodying the statement made by the justice below of the grounds upon which he proceeded.

Order modified as above stated, and as so modified affirmed, without costs.

Present: Beekman, P. J., Gildeesleeve and Giegerich, JJ.

Order modified, and as modified affirmed, without costs.  