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George Covert, Respondent, v. The Town of Walton, Appellant, 1908 — 191 N.Y. 516 · caselaw · US
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George Covert, Respondent, v. The Town of Walton, Appellant
191 N.Y. 516·New York Court of Appeals·1908·NY
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Opinion
George Covert, Respondent, v. The Town of Walton, Appellant.
Covert v. Town of Walton, 116 App. Div. 909, affirmed. •
(Argued January 30, 1908;
decided February 18, 1908.)
Appeal from a judgment of the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court in the third judicial department, entered November 22,1906, affirming a judgment in favor of plaintiff entered upon a verdict and an order denying a motion for a new trial in an action to recover for personal injuries alleged to have been occasioned by defendant’s negligence in failing to repair a highway.
Alexander Neish for appellant.
A. G. Patterson for respondent.
[MAJORITY]
Judgment affirmed, with costs ; no opinion.
Concur : Cullen, Ch. J., Gbay, Haight, Vann, Willabd Babtlbtt, Hiscock and Chase, JJ.