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Brooks v. Wyman

Court of Appeals of the State of New York
Oct 11, 1927
159 N.E. 640 (N.Y. 1927)

Opinion

Argued October 5, 1927

Decided October 11, 1927

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

Fred W. Dudley, Franklin A. Rowe and Roy Lockwood for appellants.

Ralph E. Rogers for respondents.


Judgment affirmed, with costs; held, that a school district is not a municipal corporation within the meaning of section 51 of the General Municipal Law. (See General Municipal Law, § 2; Hamilton v. Baker, 243 N.Y. 578.)

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


Summaries of

Brooks v. Wyman

Court of Appeals of the State of New York
Oct 11, 1927
159 N.E. 640 (N.Y. 1927)
Case details for

Brooks v. Wyman

Case Details

Full title:ROSS F. BROOKS et al., Appellants, v. WALTER B. WYMAN et al., as Trustees…

Court:Court of Appeals of the State of New York

Date published: Oct 11, 1927

Citations

159 N.E. 640 (N.Y. 1927)
246 N.Y. 534

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