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General
Royal Avery, Appellant, v. The Town of Hope, Respondent
78 N.Y. 609·New York Court of Appeals·1879·NY
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Opinion
Royal Avery, Appellant, v. The Town of Hope, Respondent.
(Argued June 13, 1879;
decided September 23, 1879.)
A. D. L. Balcer for appellant.
John M. Carroll for respondent.
[MAJORITY]
Agree to affirm on opinion in Town of Wellsborough v. N. Y. and C. R. R. Co. (76 N. Y., 182), and People ex rel. Green v. Smith (55 id., 135).
All concur.
Judgment affirmed.