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Brokaw v. Fairchild

Court of Appeals of the State of New York
Jun 9, 1931
177 N.E. 186 (N.Y. 1931)

Opinion

Argued May 19, 1931

Decided June 9, 1931

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

Henry J. Ahlheim, Ambrose G. Todd, and Alexander S. Rowland for plaintiff, appellant and respondent.

John J. Curtin and Wesley S. Sawyer for Margot McN. Fairchild et al., appellants and respondents.

Joseph N. Tuttle for Ann C. Brokaw, appellant and respondent. Yorke Allen for Howard C. Brokaw et al., respondents and appellants.

George S. Mittendorf for Farmers' Loan and Trust Company, individually and as trustee, respondent and appellant.


Judgment affirmed, without costs; no opinion.

Concur: CARDOZO, Ch. J., POUND, CRANE, LEHMAN, KELLOGG, O'BRIEN and HUBBS, JJ.


Summaries of

Brokaw v. Fairchild

Court of Appeals of the State of New York
Jun 9, 1931
177 N.E. 186 (N.Y. 1931)
Case details for

Brokaw v. Fairchild

Case Details

Full title:GEORGE T. BROKAW, Appellant and Respondent, v. ELVIRA J. FAIRCHILD et al.…

Court:Court of Appeals of the State of New York

Date published: Jun 9, 1931

Citations

177 N.E. 186 (N.Y. 1931)
177 N.E. 186

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