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John P. Handshaw, Appellant, v. Ethelbert L. Arthur et al., as Administrators of John S. Arthur, Deceased, Respondents, 1900 — 161 N.Y. 664 · caselaw · US
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John P. Handshaw, Appellant, v. Ethelbert L. Arthur et al., as Administrators of John S. Arthur, Deceased, Respondents
161 N.Y. 664·New York Court of Appeals·1900·NY
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Opinion
John P. Handshaw, Appellant, v. Ethelbert L. Arthur et al., as Administrators of John S. Arthur, Deceased, Respondents.
Handshaw v. Arthur, 9 App. Div. 175, affirmed,
(Submitted January 31, 1900;
decided February 16, 1900.)
Appeal from a judgment of the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court in the second judicial department, entered' October 26, 1896, reversing a judgment of the Suffolk County Court in favor of plaintiff entered upon a verdict, and an order 'denying a motion for a new trial and dismissing the complaint.
Imvngston Smith for appellant.
Ackerly & Miles for respondents.
[MAJORITY]
Judgment affirmed, with costs, on opinion below.
Concur: Gray, Bartlett, Martin, Vann and Werner, JJ. Not voting: Parker, Ch. J. Not sitting: Cullen, J.