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Julia E. Rogers, Respondent, v. The Trustees of the New York and Brooklyn Bridge, Appellant, 1899 — 159 N.Y. 556 · caselaw · US
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Julia E. Rogers, Respondent, v. The Trustees of the New York and Brooklyn Bridge, Appellant
159 N.Y. 556·New York Court of Appeals·1899·NY
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Opinion
Julia E. Rogers, Respondent, v. The Trustees of the New York and Brooklyn Bridge, Appellant.
Rogers v. New York & Brooklyn Bridge, 11 App. Div. 141, affirmed.
(Argued May 10, 1899;
decided June 6, 1899.)
Appeal from a judgment of the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court in the second judicial department, entered January 6, 1897, affirming a judgment in favor of plaintiff entered upon a verdict, and an order denying a motion for a new trial.
James G. Bergen for appellant.
James D. Bell for respondent.
[MAJORITY]
Judgment affirmed, with costs, on opinion below.
All concur, except O’Brien, J., dissenting.