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General
Hester A. Tompkins, Respondent, v. William H. Tompkins et al., Appellants
158 N.Y. 679·New York Court of Appeals·1899·NY
All concur.
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Opinion
Hester A. Tompkins, Respondent, v. William H. Tompkins et al., Appellants.
(Argued January 19, 1899;
decided February 3, 1899.)
Appeal from a judgment of the late General Term of the Supreme Court in the second judicial department, entered August 1, 1895, upon an order affirming a judgment in favor of plaintiff entered upon a verdict, and an order denying a motion for a new trial.
Tompkins v. Tompkins, 89 Hun, 608, affirmed.
Francis Larkin and Richard N. Arnow for appellants.
William P. Fiero for respondent.
[MAJORITY]
Judgment and order affirmed, with costs; no opinion.
All concur.