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Edwin Wilson, Respondent, v. James Van Pelt, Appellant, 1877 — 71 N.Y. 611 · caselaw · US
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Edwin Wilson, Respondent, v. James Van Pelt, Appellant
71 N.Y. 611·New York Court of Appeals·1877·NY
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Opinion
Edwin Wilson, Respondent, v. James Van Pelt, Appellant.
(Argued December 12, 1877;
decided December 21, 1877.)
This case was disposed of principally upon the facts; some questions as to the reception and rejection of evidence were decided, hut nothing of any general interest
H. V. Howland, for appellant.
J. T. M. Davie, for respondent,
[MAJORITY — Earl, J.,]
Earl, J.,
reads for affirmance.
All concur.
Judgment affirmed.