State Supreme Court / N.Y.

Mertz v. Mertz

Decided July 8, 1936. Irving Lehman wrote the opinion for the court.

3 N.E.2d 597 · Cited 116 times

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Schubert v. August Schubert Wagon Co. · 164 N.E. 42
Herzog v. Stern · 191 N.E. 23
Loucks v. . Standard Oil Co. · 120 N.E. 198
Hollis v. . Drew Theological Seminary · 95 N.Y. 166
F. A. Straus & Co. v. Canadian Pacific Railway Co. · 173 N.E. 564

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