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Joseph Campbell et al., as Executors of William Campbell, Deceased, Appellants, v. New York Life Insurance Company, Respondent
155 N.Y. 694·New York Court of Appeals·1898·NY
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Opinion
Joseph Campbell et al., as Executors of William Campbell, Deceased, Appellants, v. New York Life Insurance Company, Respondent.
Reported below, 14 App. Div. 611.
(Argued April 18, 1898;
decided April 26, 1898.)
Motion to dismiss an appeal from a judgment of the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court in the second judicial department, entered March 8, 1897, affirming a judgment in favor of defendant, entered upon a verdict, and an order denying a motion for a new trial.
The motion was made upon the ground that the Appellate Division unanimously decided that the verdict was supported by the evidence.
Wm. B. Hornblower for motion.
B. C. Ohetwood opposed.
[MAJORITY]
Motion denied, with ten dollars costs.