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John J. Buckley, Respondent, v. The Mayor, Aldermen and Commonalty of the City of New York, Appellant, 1899 — 159 N.Y. 558 · caselaw · US
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John J. Buckley, Respondent, v. The Mayor, Aldermen and Commonalty of the City of New York, Appellant
159 N.Y. 558·New York Court of Appeals·1899·NY
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Opinion
John J. Buckley, Respondent, v. The Mayor, Aldermen and Commonalty of the City of New York, Appellant.
Buckley v. The Mayor, 39 App. Div. 463, affirmed.
(Argued May 10, 1899;
decided June 6, 1899.)
Appeal from a judgment of the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court in the first judicial department, entered June 27, 1898, upon an order affirming a judgment in favor of plaintiff entered upon a verdict directed by the court.
Jolrn Whalen, Corporation Counsel (Theodore Cownoly and William B. Crowell of counsel), for appellant.
Albert I. Sire and William L. Stone, Jr., for respondent.
[MAJORITY]
Judgment and order affirmed, with costs; no opinion.
All concur.