New York Court of Appeals, 1893

Stokes v. . MacKay

New York Court of Appeals · Decided December 19, 1893

140 N.Y. 640; 35 N.E. 786; 1893 N.Y. LEXIS 1198

Opinion of the Court

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GRAY, J., reads for affirmance; PECKHAM and MAYNARD, JJ., concur.

Judgment reversed.

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