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David C. Porter, Appellant, v. Julia S. Thom, Respondent, Impleaded with Another
167 N.Y. 584·New York Court of Appeals·1901·NY
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Opinion
David C. Porter, Appellant, v. Julia S. Thom, Respondent, Impleaded with Another.
(Argued May 6, 1901;
decided May 21, 1901.)
Porter v. Thom, 40 App. Div. 34, affirmed.
Appeal from a judgment of the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court in the second judicial department, entered April 28, 1899, affirming a judgment in favor of defendant entered upon a dismissal of the complaint by the court at a Trial Term and an order denying a motion for a new trial.
Albert G. McDonald for appellant.
George G. Reynolds for respondent.
[MAJORITY]
Judgment affirmed, with costs, on opinion below.
Concur: Parker, Ch. J., Gray, Bartlett, Haight, Martin, Vann and Werner, JJ.