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In the Matter of Acquiring Title by The Mayor, Aldermen and Commonalty of the City of New York, Respondent, to Certain Lands in the Sixth Ward of the City; Georgette Brown et al., Appellants
154 N.Y. 775·New York Court of Appeals·1898·NY
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In the Matter of Acquiring Title by The Mayor, Aldermen and Commonalty of the City of New York, Respondent, to Certain Lands in the Sixth Ward of the City; Georgette Brown et al., Appellants.
Matter of Mayor of New York, 20 App. Div. 626, appeal dismissed.
(Argued December 6, 1897;
decided January 11, 1898.)
Appeal from an order of the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court in the first judicial department, entered October 4, 1897, which affirmed an order of Special Term denying an application on behalf of certain property owners to vacate an order appointing commissioners of appraisal.
Henry F. Miller, John L. Gadwalader and J. Frederich Kernochan for appellants.
Theodore Oonnoly and Francis M. Scott for respondent.
[MAJORITY]
Appeal dismissed, with costs; no opinion.
All concur.