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Gall v. Gall

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York

Decided July 1, 1897PublishedCited by 9 opinions

Appeal by the plaintiff, Charles F. Gall, from a judgment of the Supreme Court in favor of the defendant, entered in the office of the clerk of the county of New York on the 5th day of February, 1897, upon the dismissal of the complaint directed by the court, after a trial before the court and - a jury; also, from an order entered in said clerk’s office as of the 25th day of January, 1897, denying the plaintiff’s motion for a new trial, and also from an order entered in said…

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Appeal by the plaintiff, Charles F. Gall, from a judgment of the Supreme Court in favor of the defendant, entered in the office of the clerk of the county of New York on the 5th day of February, 1897, upon the dismissal of the complaint directed by the court, after a trial before the court and - a jury; also, from an order entered in said clerk’s office as of the 25th day of January, 1897, denying the plaintiff’s motion for a new trial, and also from an order entered in said clerk’s office as of the 25th day of January, 1897, granting the defendant an extra allowance of $1,000.

1Opinion of the Court

Rumsey, J.:

Joseph Gall, of the city of-New York, died in that city in May, 1886, being the owner of a large amount of personal property and real estate. .The defendant Amelia Gall was appointed adminis*314trat-rix- of liis estate. Shortly -after the. appointment the plaintiff, here commenced an action " against Amelia Gall as' adminsti'atrix of Joseph Gall and others who: are. alleged to be interested in, his estate.. The complaint in that action alleged’ that in the year 1882 the plaintiff,, who was a nephew of Joseph Gall, was engaged ' in a profitable business in the city of San -Francisco in…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Cromwell v. County of SacSupreme Court of the United States · 1877
  2. Embury v. . ConnerNew York Court of Appeals · 1850
  3. House v. . LockwoodNew York Court of Appeals · 1893
  4. Bradley v. . AldrichNew York Court of Appeals · 1869
  5. Stowell v. . ChamberlainNew York Court of Appeals · 1875

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3Cited by9 opinions

  1. Merry Realty Co. v. Shamokin & Hollis Real Estate Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1921
  2. Wagner v. Savage, as Adm'rOregon Supreme Court · 1952
  3. Crocker v. Manhattan Life InsuranceAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1901
  4. Casey v. MusgraveNevada Supreme Court · 1956
  5. Walar v. RechnitzAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1908

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