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Brown v. Coxson

Court of Errors and Appeals
Oct 9, 1935
181 A. 43 (N.J. 1935)

Opinion

Decided October 9th, 1935.

On appeal from a decree of the court of chancery.

Mr. James Mercer Davis, for the appellants.

Mr. Henry F. Stockwell and Mr. Sydney T. Smith, for the respondent.


The decree appealed from will be affirmed, for the reasons stated in the opinion filed in the court below by Vice-Chancellor Davis and reported in 118 N.J. Eq. 114. For affirmance — THE CHIEF-JUSTICE, TRENCHARD, PARKER, LLOYD, CASE, BODINE, DONGES, HEHER, PERSKIE, VAN BUSKIRK, HETFIELD, DEAR, WELLS, JJ. 13.

For reversal — None.


Summaries of

Brown v. Coxson

Court of Errors and Appeals
Oct 9, 1935
181 A. 43 (N.J. 1935)
Case details for

Brown v. Coxson

Case Details

Full title:ELIZABETH H. BROWN et al., appellants, v. HAROLD PAUL COXSON, executor…

Court:Court of Errors and Appeals

Date published: Oct 9, 1935

Citations

181 A. 43 (N.J. 1935)
181 A. 43

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