General

American Grocery Company, Appellant, v. Charles M. Pratt, Impleaded, etc., Respondent

159 N.Y. 530·New York Court of Appeals·1899·NY

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American Grocery Company, Appellant, v. Charles M. Pratt, Impleaded, etc., Respondent. Reported below, 36 App. Div. 152. (Submitted April 17, 1899; decided April 25, 1899.) Motion to substitute a receiver as appellant and to prefer-an appeal from a judgment of the Appellate Division of the. Supreme Court in the first judicial department, entered May 5, 1898, affirming a judgment in favor of defendant entered upon a decision of the court dismissing the complaint at a Trial Term. The motion was made upon the ground that an appeal by a. receiver is entitled to a preference. D. M. Porter for motion. No one opposed. [MAJORITY] Motion for substitution and preference granted, without, costs.