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Harry P. Whitaker, Respondent, v. Jenny K. Stafford, Appellant, 1907 — 188 N.Y. 637 · caselaw · US
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Harry P. Whitaker, Respondent, v. Jenny K. Stafford, Appellant
188 N.Y. 637·New York Court of Appeals·1907·NY
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Opinion
Harry P. Whitaker, Respondent, v. Jenny K. Stafford, Appellant.
(Argued May 8, 1907;
decided May 28, 1907.)
Whitaker v. Stafford, 114 App. Div. 900, affirmed.
Appeal from a judgment of the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court in the first judicial department, entered June 22, 1906, affirming a judgment in favor of plaintiff entered upon the report of a referee in an action by a surviving partner to recover from the residuary legatee of his deceased partner money paid by him upon a partnership debt.
John L. Rom,er for appellant.
Frank Brundage for respondent.
[MAJORITY]
Judgment affirmed, with costs; no opinion.
Concur: Gray, O’Brier, Yarn, Werrer, Willard Bartlett and Chase, JJ. Absent: Culler, Ch. J.