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George Bliss et al., as Executors of the Last Will and Testament of Elizabeth Fogg, Deceased, Respondents, v. Charles B. Fosdick, Individually, et al., Respondents, and St. John's Guild, Appellant, 1896 — 151 N.Y. 625 · caselaw · US
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George Bliss et al., as Executors of the Last Will and Testament of Elizabeth Fogg, Deceased, Respondents, v. Charles B. Fosdick, Individually, et al., Respondents, and St. John's Guild, Appellant
151 N.Y. 625·New York Court of Appeals·1896·NY
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George Bliss et al., as Executors of the Last Will and Testament of Elizabeth Fogg, Deceased, Respondents, v. Charles B. Fosdick, Individually, et al., Respondents, and St. John’s Guild, Appellant.
Bliss y. Fosdick, 86 Hun, 162, affirmed.
(Argued October 22, 1896;
decided December 1, 1896.)
Appeal from an order of the General Term of the Supreme Court in the first judicial department, entered April 18,1895, which reversed a judgment in favor of defendants entered upon a decision of the court on trial at .Special Term and granted a new trial.
James E. Chandler, John W. Weed and William Hildreth Field for appellant. .
J. Hampden Dougherty for respondents.
[MAJORITY]
Order affirmed and judgment absolute ordered on stipulation, with costs, on opinion below.
All concur.