State Supreme Court / N.Y.

Devlin v. Mayor of New York

Decided October 5, 1875. William F. Allen wrote the opinion for the court.

63 N.Y. 8 · Cited 140 times

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Murray v. . Harway · 56 N.Y. 337
Griffin v. . Colver · 16 N.Y. 489

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