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Edward W. Brown et al., Respondents, v. Retsof Mining Company, Appellant. (Actions Nos. 1 and 2 consolidated and No. 3.), 1906 — 185 N.Y. 619 · caselaw · US
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Edward W. Brown et al., Respondents, v. Retsof Mining Company, Appellant. (Actions Nos. 1 and 2 consolidated and No. 3.)
185 N.Y. 619·New York Court of Appeals·1906·NY
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Edward W. Brown et al., Respondents, v. Retsof Mining Company, Appellant. (Actions Nos. 1 and 2 consolidated and No. 3.)
Brown v. Retsof Mining Co. (Nos. 1 & 2), 109 App. Div. 150, appeal dismissed.
Brown v. Retsof Mining Co. (No. 3), 112 App. Div. 887, appeal dismissed.
(Submitted June 18, 1906;
decided June 21, 1906.)
Motion to dismiss appeals from judgments of the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court in the second judicial department, entered in actions Nos. 1 and 2 on November 28, 1905, and in action No. 3 on March. 9, 1906, which affirmed judgments .in favor of plaintiffs entered upon decisions of the court at Trial Terms without juries in actions to recover on contracts.
The motion was made upon the ground that the judgments are not appealable to the Court of Appeals under subdivision 2 of section 191 of the Code of Civil Procedure.
John A. Garver for motion.
William II. Page, Jr., and Henry B. Twombly opposed.
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Motion granted and appeals dismissed, with costs and ten dollars costs of motion.