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Murphy v. Rochester Telephone Company

Court of Appeals of the State of New York
May 5, 1925
240 N.Y. 629 (N.Y. 1925)

Opinion

Argued April 7, 1925

Decided May 5, 1925

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

Eugene Raines for Rochester Telephone Company, appellant.

Myron T. Bly for New York Telephone Company, appellant.

Merwin Morehouse for respondent.


Judgment affirmed, with costs; no opinion.

Concur: HISCOCK, Ch. J., CARDOZO, CRANE, ANDREWS and LEHMAN, JJ. Dissenting: McLAUGHLIN, J. Not voting: POUND, J.


Summaries of

Murphy v. Rochester Telephone Company

Court of Appeals of the State of New York
May 5, 1925
240 N.Y. 629 (N.Y. 1925)
Case details for

Murphy v. Rochester Telephone Company

Case Details

Full title:MARTIN MURPHY, Respondent, v. ROCHESTER TELEPHONE COMPANY et al.…

Court:Court of Appeals of the State of New York

Date published: May 5, 1925

Citations

240 N.Y. 629 (N.Y. 1925)
148 N.E. 735

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