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New York Central Railroad v. New York & Harlem Railroad

301 N.Y. 567 Court N.Y. Decision date 1950-05-26 English

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p. 567
New York Central Railroad Company, Plaintiff, v. New York and Harlem Railroad Company, Appellant; Westchester Fire Insurance Company et al., Minority Common Stockholders of New York and Harlem Railroad Company, Respondents; Dorothy Hennesey, on Her Own Behalf and on Behalf of Other Stockholders of New York and Harlem Railroad Company Similarly Situated, Intervener, Respondent, et al., Defendants.
Argued May 16, 1950;
decided May 26, 1950.
p. 568
Edward C. McLean and D. Bret Carlson for appellant.
Walter E. Warner, Jr., Benjamin P. De Witt, Richard Steel, Alfred H. Townley, Carleton S. Connor, Julius Wilk and Nathan Shapiro for Westchester Fire Insurance Company and others, respondents.

Order affirmed, with one bill of costs to respondents. Question certified answered in the negative. No opinion.

Concur: Loughran, Ch. J., Lewis, Conway, Desmond, Dye, and Froessel, JJ. Dissenting: Fuld, J., who votes to reverse the order and dismiss the application.