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William H. Tilford, Appellant, v. The Mayor, Aldermen and Commonalty of the City of New York, Respondent, 1897 — 153 N.Y. 671 · caselaw · US
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William H. Tilford, Appellant, v. The Mayor, Aldermen and Commonalty of the City of New York, Respondent
153 N.Y. 671·New York Court of Appeals·1897·NY
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Opinion
William H. Tilford, Appellant, v. The Mayor, Aldermen and Commonalty of the City of New York, Respondent.
Tilford v. Mayor, 1 App. Div. 199, affirmed.
(Argued June 8, 1897;
decided June 22, 1897.)
Appeal from a judgment of the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court in the second judicial department, entered February 21, 1896, which affirmed a judgment in favor of defendant entered upon a verdict directed by the court.
William Church Osborn for appellant.
Francis M. Scott and Theodore ConnoVy for respondent.
[MAJORITY]
Judgment affirmed, with costs, on opinion below.
All concur, except Gray, J., absent.