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The Whitney Arms Company, Respondent, v. Franklin W. Brooks et al., Appellants, 1877 — 69 N.Y. 620 · caselaw · US
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The Whitney Arms Company, Respondent, v. Franklin W. Brooks et al., Appellants
69 N.Y. 620·New York Court of Appeals·1877·NY
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Opinion
The Whitney Arms Company, Respondent, v. Franklin W. Brooks et al., Appellants.
(Argued April 16, 1877;
decided April 24, 1877.)
Samuel Hand, for appellant.
No one appeared for respondent.
[MAJORITY]
Agree to reverse and grant new trial on opinion of Allen, J., in Whitney Arms Co. v. Barlow (63 N. Y., 62).
All concur. Folger and Andrews, JJ., absent.
J udgment reversed.