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John Lawrence O'Hara, Respondent, v. The City of New York, Appellant, 1901 — 167 N.Y. 567 · caselaw · US
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John Lawrence O'Hara, Respondent, v. The City of New York, Appellant
167 N.Y. 567·New York Court of Appeals·1901·NY
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Opinion
John Lawrence O’Hara, Respondent, v. The City of New York, Appellant.
(Argued April 3, 1901;
decided May 14, 1901.)
O'Hara v. City of New York, 46 App. Div. 518, affirmed.
Appeal from a judgment of the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court in the first judicial department, entered January 18, 1900, affirming a judgment in favor of plaintiff entered upon a verdict directed by the court and an order denying a motion for a new trial.
John Whalen, Corporation Counsel (Theodore Connoly and Terence Farley of counsel), for appellant.
George F. Langbein for respondent.
[MAJORITY]
Judgment affirmed, with costs, on the prevailing opinion below.
Concur: Parker, Ch. J., O’Brien, Haight, Landon, Cullen and Werner, JJ. Dissenting: Gray, J.