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Brown v. Bronson

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

Decided April 15, 1904PublishedCited by 6 opinions

Appeal by the defendants, Sara G. Bronson and others, as executors, etc., of Frederic Bronson, deceased, from a judgment of the Supreme Court in favor of the plaintiff, entered in' the office of the clerk of the county of New York on the 9th day of June, 1903, upon the decision of the court rendered after a trial at the New York Special-Term.

1Opinion of the Court

O’Brien, J.:

The plaintiff, individually and as executrix of Ira Brown, deceased, brought this action to compel the defendants, executors of Frederic; Bronson, deceased, to surrender a certain certificate of stock, Ho.. 19, for 100 shares of the common stock of the Hew York Cab Company, ' Limited, issued to the firm of Ryerson & Brown and indorsed by them in blank on February 13,1884.

The stock certificate in question was found by the executors of Bronson in his safe among his securities, and was in an envelope, which contained a promissory note dated February 13, 1885, for $9,750, made by the…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Markham v. . JaudonNew York Court of Appeals · 1869
  2. Miner v. . BeekmanNew York Court of Appeals · 1872
  3. Smith v. . RentzNew York Court of Appeals · 1892
  4. Roberts v. SykesNew York Supreme Court · 1859
  5. Roberts v. . BerdellNew York Court of Appeals · 1873

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3Cited by6 opinions

  1. Williams v. Flagg Storage Warehouse Co.New York Supreme Court · 1927
  2. Smith v. Staten Island Land Co.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1916
  3. Wheeler v. BreslinNew York Supreme Court · 1905
  4. Hutson v. Title Guarantee & Trust Co.New York Supreme Court · 1922
  5. Brown v. BronsonAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1906

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