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Maggie Dixson, Respondent, v. The Brooklyn Heights Railroad Company, Appellant

170 N.Y. 617·New York Court of Appeals·1902·NY

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Maggie Dixson, Respondent, v. The Brooklyn Heights Railroad Company, Appellant. JDixsonv. Brooklyn Heights B. B. Oo., 68 App. Div. 303, appeal dismissed. (Submitted March 24, 1902; decided April 1, 1902.) Motion to dismiss an appeal from an order of the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court in the second judicial department, made January 17, 1902, which reversed an order of the court at a Trial Term setting aside a verdict in favor of plaintiff and granting a new trial and directed judgment upon the verdict. The motion was made upon the ground that the Court of App>eals had no jurisdiction to entertain the appeal. Samuel S. Whitehouse for motion. George D. Yeomans opposed. [MAJORITY] Motion granted and appeal dismissed, with costs, and ten dollars costs of motion.