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James V. Lawrence, Appellant, v. John J. McKelvey et al., Respondents, 1906 — 186 N.Y. 588 · caselaw · US
Bankruptcy
James V. Lawrence, Appellant, v. John J. McKelvey et al., Respondents
186 N.Y. 588·New York Court of Appeals·1906·NY
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Opinion
James V. Lawrence, Appellant, v. John J. McKelvey et al., Respondents.
Lawrance v. McKelvey, 106 App. Div. 612, affirmed.
(Argued November 14, 1906;
decided December 4, 1906.)
Ajppeal from a judgment of the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court in the second judicial department, entered June 30, 1905, modifying and affirming as modified a judgment in favor of defendants entered upon a dismissal of the complaint by the court at a Trial Term in an action to -recover for the alleged malicious prosecution of aii involuntary bankruptcy proceeding. :
Ralph Earl Prime, Jr., for appellant.
Edward M. Shepard, Frederick IF.' 2fattocks and Seth Sprague Teiry for respondents.
[MAJORITY]
Judgment affirmed, with costs; no opinion.
Concur: Cullen, Ch. J., Gray, Haight, Yann, Werner and Hiscock, JJ, Not sitting: Willard Bartlett, J.