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W. Preston Hix, Respondent, v. Edison Electric Light Company, Appellant, 1900 — 163 N.Y. 573 · caselaw · US
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W. Preston Hix, Respondent, v. Edison Electric Light Company, Appellant
163 N.Y. 573·New York Court of Appeals·1900·NY
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Opinion
W. Preston Hix, Respondent, v. Edison Electric Light Company, Appellant.
Hix v. Edison Electric Light Go., 27 App. Div. 248, affirmed.
(Argued May 4, 1900;
decided May 22, 1900.)
Appeal from a judgment of the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court in the first judicial department, entered April 11, 1898, upon an order affirming a judgment in favor of plaintiff entered upon a verdict, and an order denying a motion for a new trial.
Eugene LL. Lewis and John 0. Rowe for appellant.
John O. TomUnson for respondent.
[MAJORITY]
Judgment and order affirmed, with costs ; no opinion.
Concur: Parker, Ch. J., Cray, Martin, Yann, Cullen and Werner, JJ. Not voting : Bartlett, J.