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Joseph C. Hoffart, Appellant, v. The Town of West Turin, Respondent
180 N.Y. 516·New York Court of Appeals·1904·NY
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Opinion
Joseph C. Hoffart, Appellant, v. The Town of West Turin, Respondent.
Hoffart v. Town of West Turin, 90 App. Div. 348, affirmed.
(Argued December 2, 1904;
decided December 16, 1904.)
Appeal from an order of the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court in the fourth judicial department, entered January 14, 1904, which reversed a judgment in favor of plaintiff entered upon a verdict and an order denying a motion for a new trial and granted a new trial.
M. H. Powers and W. J. Powers for appellant.
C. S. Mereness and Harry W. Cox for respondent.
[MAJORITY]
Order affirmed and judgment absolute ordered for defendant on the stipulation, with costs; no opinion.
Concur: Cullen, Ch. J., Gray, O’Brien, Babtlett, Mastín and Vann, JJ. Not voting: Haight, J.