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Albert L. Purdy, Respondent, v. Erie Railroad Company, Appellant, 1899 — 161 N.Y. 619 · caselaw · US
Civil Procedure · MBE-tested
Albert L. Purdy, Respondent, v. Erie Railroad Company, Appellant
161 N.Y. 619·New York Court of Appeals·1899·NY
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Albert L. Purdy, Respondent, v. Erie Railroad Company, Appellant.
Reported below, 33 App. Div. 643. •
(Submitted November 20, 1899;
decided November 28, 1899.)
Motion to advance an appeal from a judgment of the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court in the fourth judicial department, entered October IT, 1898, overruling defendant’s exceptions, ordered to be heard in the first instance by the Appellate Division, and ordering ■ judgment in favor of plaintiff upon a verdict directed by the court.
The "motion was made upon the ground that a public question of great importance is involved in the appeal.
Adelbert Moot for motion.
No one opposed.
[MAJORITY]
Motion granted, without costs.