THE

NEW YORK SUPPLEMENT

VOLUME 49,

(NEW YORK STATE REPORTER, VOL. 83,)

CONTAINING THE DECISIONS OF THE

SUPREME AND LOWER COURTS OF RECORD

OF NEW YORK STATE.

PERMANENT EDITION.

FEBRUARY 10-MARCH 24, 1898.

WITH TABLE OF NEW YORK SUPPLEMENT CASES THAT HAVE BEEN PASSED UPON BY

THE COURT OF APPEALS.

ALSO, TABLES OF NEW YORK SUPPLEMENT CASES IN VOLS. 21, APPELLATE DIVISION

REPORTS; 4, NEW YORK ANNOTATED CASES.

A TABLE OF STATUTES CONSTRUED IS GIVEN

IN THE INDEX.

ST. PAUL:

WEST PUBLISHING CO.

ALBANY:

W. C. LITTLE & CO.

1898.

Law Library

COPYRIGHT, 1898,

BY

WEST PUBLISHING CO.

NEW YORK STATE REPORTER, VOL. 83.

JUDGES

OF THE

Courts Reported During the Period Covered by this Volume.

Returned to Fourth department.

Became chief judge of court of appeals January 1, 1898.

Assigned by the governor to succeed Mr. Justice Williams.

Assignments made for the year 1898, by the justices of the supreme court, appellate division, First department.

Term expired.

'Deceased.

Appointed by the governor to fill unexpired term of Mr. Justice Sedgwick.

'Succeeds Mr. Justice Andrews.

Elected November 2, 1897.

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