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General
Hawley D. Clapp, Respondent, v. William F. McCabe, Appellant
154 N.Y. 745·New York Court of Appeals·1897·NY
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Opinion
Hawley D. Clapp, Respondent, v. William F. McCabe, Appellant.
Reported below, 84 Hun, 379.
(Submitted October 18, 1897;
decided October 26, 1897.)
Motion to dismiss an appeal from a judgment of the General Term of the Supreme Court in the second judicial department, entered February 16, 1895, which affirmed a judgment in favor of plaintiff entered upon the report of a referee.
The motion was made upon the ground that no practical effect could be given to a decision upon the merits by the Court o^ Aupeals.
A. Britton Havens for motion.
Wm. Bam. Johnson opposed.
[MAJORITY]
Motion denied, with ten dollars costs.