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· 5/15/1831

Doyle's adm'rs v. St. James' Church

Citations

  • 7 Wend. 178

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  • holding the appellate court may stay or dismiss the appeal of a party who has refused to obey lower court orders under the “disentitlement doctrine”
  • dismissing appeal where appellant challenged award of attorneys’ fees based on lack of evidence of appellant’s ability to pay despite appellant unlawfully withholding evidence of his income and assets

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Judges: Sutherland

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