Walker v. Sheldon

Decided December 7, 1961. John Van Voorhis wrote the opinion for the court.

10 N.Y.2d 401 · Cited 517 times

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• Sager v. Friedman · 1 N.E.2d 971
• Dain v. . Wycoff · 7 N.Y. 191

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