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The Town of Fort Covington, Respondent, v. The United States and Canada Railroad Company et al., Appellants, 1898 — 156 N.Y. 702 · caselaw · US
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The Town of Fort Covington, Respondent, v. The United States and Canada Railroad Company et al., Appellants
156 N.Y. 702·New York Court of Appeals·1898·NY
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The Town of Fort Covington, Respondent, v. The United States and Canada Railroad Company et al., Appellants.
Town of Fort Covington v. U. 8. & O. B. B. Go,, 8 App. Div, 223, affirmed.
(Argued June 22, 1898;
decided October 4, 1898.)
Appeal from a judgment of the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court in the third judicial department, entered October 9, 1896, modifying a judgment in favor of plaintiff entered upon a verdict, and affirming an order denying a motion for a new trial.
William P. Cantwell for appellants.
John P. Kellas for respondent.
[MAJORITY]
Judgment affirmed, with costs, on opinion below.
All concur.