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John Haven et al., Appellants, v. The Mayor, Aldermen and Commonalty of the City of New York, Respondent, 1903 — 173 N.Y. 611 · caselaw · US
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John Haven et al., Appellants, v. The Mayor, Aldermen and Commonalty of the City of New York, Respondent
173 N.Y. 611·New York Court of Appeals·1903·NY
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Opinion
John Haven et al., Appellants, v. The Mayor, Aldermen and Commonalty of the City of New York, Respondent.
Hawn v. Mayor, etc., of N. Y., 67 App. Div. 90, affirmed.
(Argued January 7, 1903;
decided January 27, 1903.)
Appeal from a judgment of the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court in the first judicial department, entered March 14, 1902, affirming a judgment in favor of defendant entered upon a dismissal of the complaint by the court on trial at Special Term.
Joel J. Squier and James A. Deering for appellants.
George I. Rives, Corporation Counsel (Theodore Cormoly and George I. Sterling of counsel), for respondent.
[MAJORITY]
Judgment affirmed, with costs; no opinion.
Concur: Parker, Ch. J., Gray, O’Brien, Haight, Martin, Vann and Cullen, JJ.