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Hopkins v. Dimock

Court of Errors and Appeals
May 15, 1947
52 A.2d 853 (N.J. 1947)

Opinion

Submitted February 14th, 1947.

Decided May 15th, 1947.

On appeal from a decree of the Court of Chancery.

Messrs. Stryker, Tams Horner ( Mr. James E.M. Tams, of counsel), and Messrs. Wall, Haight, Carey Hartpence ( Mr. William H. Carey, of counsel), for the defendants-appellants.

Messrs. Pitney, Hardin, Ward Brennan ( Mr. Mahlon Pitney, of counsel), and Mr. Harold M. Kain, for the defendants-respondents-cross appellants.

Messrs. Stickel Stickel, for the defendant-respondent.

Mr. Sydney G. Soons ( Mr. Harrison F. Durand, of counsel), for the complainant-respondent.


The decree appealed from is affirmed, for the reasons stated in the opinion filed in the court below by Vice-Chancellor Kays and reported at 138 N.J. Eq. 434. For affirmance — THE CHIEF-JUSTICE, PARKER, BODINE, DONGES, HEHER, COLIE, WACHENFELD, EASTWOOD, WELLS, RAFFERTY, FREUND, McGEEHAN, McLEAN, JJ. 13.

For reversal — None.


Summaries of

Hopkins v. Dimock

Court of Errors and Appeals
May 15, 1947
52 A.2d 853 (N.J. 1947)
Case details for

Hopkins v. Dimock

Case Details

Full title:DOROTHY RICHARDS HOPKINS, complainant, v. EDWARD J. DIMOCK, c., et al.…

Court:Court of Errors and Appeals

Date published: May 15, 1947

Citations

52 A.2d 853 (N.J. 1947)
52 A.2d 853

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