Mullaney v. Mullaney

Decided March 4, 1903

Supreme Court of New Jersey · decided 1903-03-04

That the case may be understood, it will be necessary to state the situation as it was prior to the giving of the release. Held: in Barrs v. Jaclcson, 1 Phil. 582, with respect to the analogous question of who was next of kin, reversing the contrary decision of Vice-Chancellor Ivnight Bruce, reported in 1 Youngs & C. 587. Tire weight of English and American authority is said to be in favor of the view taken by Lord Lyndhurst. Duchess of Kingston’s Case, 2 Sm.

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Decided 1903-03-04

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Per Curiam.

¶1The decree appealed from is affirmed, for the reasons stated in the opinion of Vice-Chancellor Stevens in the court below.

For affirmance — The Ci-iiee-Justice, Van Syckel, Garrison, Fort, Garretson, Hendrickson, Pitney, Bogert, Vre-DENBURGH, VOORHEES, VROOM — 11.For reversal — Dixon—1.