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Matter of Empire Monument Company v. Lewis, Ross

Court of Appeals of the State of New York
Mar 8, 1938
14 N.E.2d 202 (N.Y. 1938)

Opinion

Argued January 27, 1938

Decided March 8, 1938

Appeal from the Supreme Court, Appellate Division, Third Department.

Charles J. Duncan for appellants.

Charles J. Tobin and Thomas T. Heney for St. John's Roman Catholic Church, amicus curiae. Louis R. Yaguda for Sheriff of Albany county, respondent.

Ernest L. Boothby for Empire Monument Company, respondent.



Order affirmed, without costs; no opinion.

Concur: CRANE, Ch. J., LEHMAN, O'BRIEN, LOUGHRAN, FINCH and RIPPEY, JJ. Taking no part: HUBBS, J.


Summaries of

Matter of Empire Monument Company v. Lewis, Ross

Court of Appeals of the State of New York
Mar 8, 1938
14 N.E.2d 202 (N.Y. 1938)
Case details for

Matter of Empire Monument Company v. Lewis, Ross

Case Details

Full title:In the Matter of EMPIRE MONUMENT COMPANY, Respondent, against RICHARD J…

Court:Court of Appeals of the State of New York

Date published: Mar 8, 1938

Citations

14 N.E.2d 202 (N.Y. 1938)
14 N.E.2d 202

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