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Matter of James

Court of Appeals of the State of New York
Jul 8, 1955
128 N.E.2d 316 (N.Y. 1955)

Opinion

Argued May 24, 1955

Decided July 8, 1955

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

William C. Chanler, Knowlton Durham, Harold A. Scheminger and John B. Jessup for American Seamen's Friend Society and others, appellants.

Francis A. Brick, Jr., and Richard Y. Holcomb for Society for Promoting the Gospel among Seamen of the Port of New York, appellant.

A. Donald Mackinnon, respondent in person; Harrison Tweed, William Eldred Jackson and Janet P. Kane for James Foundation of New York, Inc., and others, respondents.



Order affirmed, with costs to all parties appearing separately and filing separate briefs payable out of the estate. No opinion.

Concur: CONWAY, Ch. J., DESMOND, DYE, FULD, FROESSEL, VAN VOORHIS and BURKE, JJ.


Summaries of

Matter of James

Court of Appeals of the State of New York
Jul 8, 1955
128 N.E.2d 316 (N.Y. 1955)
Case details for

Matter of James

Case Details

Full title:In the Matter of the Construction of the Will of ARTHUR C. JAMES…

Court:Court of Appeals of the State of New York

Date published: Jul 8, 1955

Citations

128 N.E.2d 316 (N.Y. 1955)
128 N.E.2d 316

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