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The People ex rel. The Commissioners of Public Charities, Respondents, v. Edmund Moffett, Appellant, 1900 — 163 N.Y. 553 · caselaw · US
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The People ex rel. The Commissioners of Public Charities, Respondents, v. Edmund Moffett, Appellant
163 N.Y. 553·New York Court of Appeals·1900·NY
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The People ex rel. The Commissioners of Public Charities, Respondents, v. Edmund Moffett, Appellant.
People ex rel. Comrs. Public Charities, v. Moffett, 19 App. Div. 631, affirmed.
(Argued April 18, 1900;
decided May 8, 1900.)
Appeal from an order of the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court in the first judicial department, entered July 2, 1897, affirming an order of the Court of Special Sessions of the city and county of New York, which modified an order of a magistrate of said city adjudging the defendant to be a disorderly person.
Howa/rd A. Sperry for appellant.
John Whalen, Corporation Counsel {Adrian T. Kiernan and Theodore ConnoVy of counsel), for respondents.
[MAJORITY]
Order affirmed; no opinion.
Concur: Bartlett, Haight, Vann and Landón, JJ. Not sitting: Parker, Ch. J. . Not voting: O’Brien, J. Dissenting : Martin, J.