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General
James Buckley, as Administrator of the Estate of John M. Golden, Deceased, Appellant, v. Westchester Lighting Company, Respondent
183 N.Y. 506·New York Court of Appeals·1905·NY
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Opinion
James Buckley, as Administrator of the Estate of John M. Golden, Deceased, Appellant, v. Westchester Lighting Company, Respondent.
(Argued October 12, 1905;
decided October 27, 1905.)
Buckley v. Westchester Lighting Co., 93 App. Div. 436, affirmed.
Appeal from a judgment of the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court in the second judicial department, entered May 5, 1904, affirming a judgment in favor of defendant entered upon a verdict and an order denying a motion for a new trial.
Jacob Marks for appellant.
Frank Verner Johnson for respondent.
[MAJORITY]
Judgment affirmed, with costs; no opinion.
Concur : Cullen, Oh. J., Gray, Bartlett, Haight, Vann and Werner, JJ. Absent: O’Brien, J.