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James H. Chambers, Appellant, v. William H. Appleton et al., Respondents, 1886 — 101 N.Y. 676 · caselaw · US
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James H. Chambers, Appellant, v. William H. Appleton et al., Respondents
101 N.Y. 676·New York Court of Appeals·1886·NY
All concur.
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Opinion
James H. Chambers, Appellant, v. William H. Appleton et al., Respondents.
(Argued February 12, 1886;
decided March 2, 1886.)
The principal questions in this case were as to the construction of a contract, and as to whether the evidence sustained findings of the referee.
G. A. C. Barnett for appellant.
Fd/wa/rd W. Paige for respondents.
[MAJORITY — Rugeb, Ch. J.,]
Rugeb, Ch. J.,
reads for affirmance.
All concur.
Judgment affirmed.