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Lang v. Bklyn. C. R

Court of Appeals of the State of New York
Jan 20, 1928
161 N.E. 178 (N.Y. 1928)

Opinion

Argued January 10, 1928

Decided January 20, 1928

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

Joseph Lorenz and John F.X. Finn for appellants.

Maximilian Moss and Jackson A. Dykman for respondent.


Order affirmed, with costs, question certified answered in the negative; no opinion.

Concur: CRANE, ANDREWS and O'BRIEN, JJ.; CARDOZO, Ch. J., POUND, LEHMAN and KELLOGG, JJ., concur upon the ground that the declaration of trust pleaded in the complaint does not create an interest in favor of the cestuis que trust in advance of recovery or collection by the trustee.


Summaries of

Lang v. Bklyn. C. R

Court of Appeals of the State of New York
Jan 20, 1928
161 N.E. 178 (N.Y. 1928)
Case details for

Lang v. Bklyn. C. R

Case Details

Full title:THOMAS LANG et al., Appellants, v. BROOKLYN CITY RAILROAD COMPANY…

Court:Court of Appeals of the State of New York

Date published: Jan 20, 1928

Citations

161 N.E. 178 (N.Y. 1928)
161 N.E. 178

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