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  • Brown v. . Nichols

    42 N.Y. 26 · New York Court of Appeals · Mar 21, 1870

    (Storm v. Waddell, 2 Sand. Chan., 494.) The property then passes to the personal representatives charged with this lien. … This rule is based not entirely upon the law of agency, but upon reasons of policy and justice which are discussed in the case of Denton v. Noyes ( 6 John., 296 ), and by Judge Woodruff, in Hamilton v. Wright (37 N.

    Cited 67 timesPublished
  • People v. Brown

    45 N.Y.2d 852 · New York Court of Appeals · Oct 19, 1978

    (See, e.g., People v Droz, 39 NY2d 457, 462 , and cases cited; People v Bennett, 29 NY2d 462, 465-467 .) Generally, the ineffectiveness of counsel is not demonstrable on the main record, but in this case it is. … People v Brown, 28 NY2d 282, 286-287 ). Chief Judge Breitel and Judges Jasen, Gabrielli, Jones, Wachtler, Fuchsberg and Cooke concur in memorandum. Order reversed, etc.

    Cited 419 timesPublished
  • Wormser v. . Brown

    149 N.Y. 163 · New York Court of Appeals · Apr 7, 1896

    (Jerome v. R oss, 7 Johns. Ch. 315 ; T. & B. R. R. Co. v. B., H. T. & W. Ry. Co., 86 N. Y. 107, 123 ; Shepard v. M. R. Co., 131 N. Y. 215 ; Doyle v. M. E. R. Co., 136 N. Y. 505, 511 ; Bookman v. N. Y. … (McHenry v. Jewett, 90 N. Y. 58 ; Health Department v. Purdon , 99 id. 237 ; Jeffers v. Jeffers, 107 id. 650; Genet v. D. & H. C. Co., 122 id. 505 ; Thomas v. M. Mutual Protective Union, 121 id. 45; MacLaury v.

    Cited 48 timesPublished
  • Allen v. . Brown

    44 N.Y. 228 · New York Court of Appeals · Dec 29, 1870

    The title to the specific claim is his. ( Durgin v. Ireland, 4 Kernan, 322; Williams v. Brown, 2 Keyes, 486 , and case cited; Paddon v. Williams , 1 Robt. R., 340; S.C., 2 Ab. R., N.S., 88.) … The Oneida Bank, 21 N.Y.R., 490; Tracy v. Talmage, 14 id., 192; Jackson v. Blodgett, 5 Cow., 202 ; Patten v. Hall, 9 Cow., 747 , Langdon v. Buel, 9 Wend., 80 .)

    Cited 93 timesPublished
  • Brown v. . Spohr

    180 N.Y. 201 · New York Court of Appeals · Dec 30, 1904

    Brown designed to carry out their provisions, are insufficient in law. … (Martin v. Funk, 75 N. Y. 134 ; Matson v. Abbey, 70 Hun, 475 ; afid., 141 N. Y. 179 ; Greene v. Greene, 125 N. Y. 506 ; *210 Young v. Young, 80 id. 422 ; Sullivan v. Sullivan, 161 id. 554 .)

    Cited 98 timesPublished
  • People v. Brown

    34 N.Y.2d 658 · New York Court of Appeals · Mar 29, 1974

    Cited 35 timesPublished
  • People v. Brown

    48 N.Y.2d 388 · New York Court of Appeals · Nov 27, 1979

    Brown’s first trial ended in a hung jury. … Thus, in People v Crimmins ( 26 NY2d 319 ) and People v De Lucia ( 20 NY2d 275 ), this court set aside verdicts where jurors had made unauthorized visits to locations described in trial testimony, finding the jury conduct

    Cited 209 timesPublished
  • Brown v. Poritzky

    30 N.Y.2d 289 · New York Court of Appeals · May 3, 1972

    The Appellate Division reversed on the law holding that Arkawy’s negligence should not be imputed to Brown so as to bar Brown’s recovery in an action against the defendant and ordered a new trial. … As stated earlier, Brown sold his insurance business to Poritzky and as a condition of the sale, Poritzky was to be the exclusive insurance broker for Brown’s real estate holdings.

    Overruled on other grounds by Lusenskas v. Axelrod, 81 N.Y.2d 300 (1993)Cited 26 timesPublished
  • Brown v. . Quintard

    177 N.Y. 75 · New York Court of Appeals · Dec 18, 1903

    Carrington and Clarence Brown; $2,000.00 to the former, and $1,000.00 to the latter. … Y. 332 ; Benedict v. Webb, 98 N. Y. 460 ; Rice v. Barrett, 102 N. Y. 161 ; Matter of Butterfield, 133 N. Y. 4Y3.)

    Cited 95 timesPublished
  • Dawley v. . Brown

    79 N.Y. 390 · New York Court of Appeals · Jan 13, 1880

    (Crary v. Goodman, 22 N. Y., 170 .) Now there is nothing in this case to show that Brown claimed any title adverse to that of Culver, the grantor of the plaintiff. … In Barrows v.

    Cited 50 timesPublished
  • Brown v. . Foster

    108 N.Y. 387 · New York Court of Appeals · Feb 28, 1888

    (Reed v. Randall, 29 N. Y. 358 ; Beck v. Sheldon, 48 id. 365 ; Dutchess Co. v. Harding, 49 id. 321.) *392 The cases cited by the learned counsel for the appellant have been examined. … (Lillywhite v. Devereux, 15 M. & W. 285.)

    Cited 56 timesPublished
  • Franklin v. . Brown

    118 N.Y. 110 · New York Court of Appeals · Dec 20, 1889

    (Witty v. Matthews, 52 N. Y. 512 ; Jaffe v. Harteau, 56 N. Y. 398 ; Edwands v. N. Y. & H. R. R. Co. 98 N. Y. 245 ; Cleves v. Willoughby, 7 Hill, 83 ; Mumford v. Brown, 6 Cow. 475 ; Westlake v. … (Edwards v. N. Y. & H. R. R. Co. 98 N. Y. 248 ; Howard v. Doolittle, 3 Duer, 475 ; Carson v. Godley, 26 Penn. St. 117; Dutton v. Gerrish, 9 Cush. 89 ; Chadwick v. Woodward, 13 Abb. [N. C.] 441; Coulson v.

    Questioned by Stein v. Rice, 23 Misc. 348 (1898)Cited 52 timesPublished
  • Morris v. . Brown

    111 N.Y. 318 · New York Court of Appeals · Nov 27, 1888

    (M'Kenzie v. … In Gillshannon v.

    Cited 32 timesPublished
  • Dobbins v. . Brown

    119 N.Y. 188 · New York Court of Appeals · Jan 28, 1890

    (Corcoran v. Holbrook, 59 N. Y. 517 ; Pantzar v. Tilly Foster Iron Mining *193 Go., 99 id. 368.) … (Curtis v. R. & S. R. R. Co., 18 N. Y. 534 .)

    Cited 57 timesPublished
  • Brown v. Rosenbaum

    287 N.Y. 510 · New York Court of Appeals · Mar 5, 1942

    (See Broderick v. Aaron [Kornberg], 268 N. Y. 260 ; State ex rel. Squire v. Harris, 59 Ohio App. 165 ; affd., 135 Ohio St. 449 ; Willing v. Jensen, 17 Fed. Supp. 596; Willing v. Pennsylvania Co., 21 Fed. Supp. 233.) … (Broderick v. Aaron [Rice], 264 N.

    Cited 22 timesPublished
  • Soper v. . Brown

    136 N.Y. 244 · New York Court of Appeals · Dec 13, 1892

    In Sibley v. … (In re Brown, 93 N. Y. 295 , and cases cited.) The judgment should be affirmed. All concur. Judgment affirmed.

    Cited 80 timesPublished
  • Brown v. Ristich

    36 N.Y.2d 183 · New York Court of Appeals · Feb 25, 1975

    Church v. Walsh, 244 N. Y. 280, 287 .) … (Matter of Smart v. Francis, 43 A D 2d 623, revd. 35 N Y 2d 872; Matter of Merchant v. New York State Dept. of Mental Hygiene, 41 A D 2d 588; Matter of Reid v. Greenberg, 40 A D 2d 1078; Matter of Traber v.

    Cited 47 timesPublished
  • Brown v. . Leigh

    49 N.Y. 78 · New York Court of Appeals · Apr 5, 1872

    Hollister v. Livingston ( 9 How. Pr. Rep., 140 ); Field v. Morse (8 id., 47); Dows v. Green (3 id., 377) are cases of this class. In other cases (Mason v. Whitely, 4 Duer, 611 ; Prindle v. Aldrich, 13 How. … Co. v. Tibbits, 11 id., 168, and others), it has been held that a new cause of action or defence might be set up.

    Cited 30 timesPublished
  • People v. Brown

    48 N.Y.2d 921 · New York Court of Appeals · Dec 13, 1979

    The defendant contends that the Trial Judge did not apply the proper criteria with respect to the prosecutor’s right to cross-examine the defendant concerning his prior criminal record (People v Sandoval, 34 NY2d 371 ). … In addition, since the exclusion of prior convictions is a discretionary determination for the trial courts and fact-reviewing intermediate appellate courts, no further review by this court is warranted (People v Shields,

    Cited 32 timesPublished
  • People v. Brown

    40 N.Y.2d 183 · New York Court of Appeals · Jun 17, 1976

    penal interest (People v Wheatman, supra; see, also, United States v Harris, supra). … , People v Wheatman, 29 NY2d 337 , supra; People v Hanlon, 36 NY2d 549, 558 , supra).

    Cited 68 timesPublished

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