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Edward Casby, an Infant, by William Casby, His Guardian ad Litem, Respondent, v. Elizabeth J. Lawless et al., Appellants, 1908 — 190 N.Y. 551 · caselaw · US
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Edward Casby, an Infant, by William Casby, His Guardian ad Litem, Respondent, v. Elizabeth J. Lawless et al., Appellants
190 N.Y. 551·New York Court of Appeals·1908·NY
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Opinion
Edward Casby, an Infant, by William Casby, His Guardian ad Litem, Respondent, v. Elizabeth J. Lawless et al., Appellants.
Casby v. Lawless, 116 App. Div. 922, affirmed.
(Argued December 11, 1907;
decided January 7, 1908.)
Appeal from a judgment of the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court iu the fourth judicial department, entered December 26, 1906, affirming a judgment in favor of plaintiff entered upon a verdict and an order denying a motion for a new trial in an action to recover for personal injuries alleged to have been caused by defendants’ negligence.
James 8. Havens for appellants.
John- Gillette for respondent.
[MAJORITY]
Judgment affirmed, with costs; no opinion.
Concur: Cullen, Ch. J., Gray, Edward T. Bartlett, Haight, Werner, Willard Bartlett and Hiscook, JJ.