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Henry Benton Ranken, Appellant, v. Michael Donovan et al., as Trustees under the Will of Bessie C. Donovan, Deceased, Respondents, 1901 — 166 N.Y. 626 · caselaw · US
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Henry Benton Ranken, Appellant, v. Michael Donovan et al., as Trustees under the Will of Bessie C. Donovan, Deceased, Respondents
166 N.Y. 626·New York Court of Appeals·1901·NY
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Opinion
Henry Benton Ranken, Appellant, v. Michael Donovan et al., as Trustees under the Will of Bessie C. Donovan, Deceased, Respondents.
Ranken v. Donovan, 46 App. Div. 225, affirmed.
(Argued March 25, 1901;
decided April 16, 1901.)
Appeal from a judgment of the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court in the second judicial department, entered January 5, 1900, affirming a judgment in favor of defendants entered upon a verdict directed by the court and an order deuyin'g a motion for a new trial.
Jesse W. Johnson for appellant.
George G. Reynolds for respondents.
[MAJORITY]
Judgment affirmed, with costs, on opinion below.
Concur: Gray, O’Brien, Haight, Landon and Werner, JJ. Not sitting: Parker, Ch. J., and Cullen, J.