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Alice Nearing, Respondent, v. Frank Van Fleet, Appellant
151 N.Y. 643·New York Court of Appeals·1896·NY
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Opinion
Alice Nearing, Respondent, v. Frank Van Fleet, Appellant.
Nearing v. Van Fleet, 71 Hun, 137, affirmed.
(Submitted December 8, 1896;
decided December 22, 1896.)
Appeal from a judgment of the General Term of the Supreme Court in the second judicial department, entered August 9, 1893, which affirmed a judgment in favor of plaintiff entered upon a verdict, and also affirmed an order denying a motion for a new trial.
Lewis E. Carr for appellant.
William, H. Crane for respondent.
[MAJORITY]
Judgment affirmed, with costs. The case of Brick v. Gannar (36 Hun, 52) approved; no opinion.
All concur.