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John A. Thompson, Respondent, v. Rowland W. Hazard et al., Appellants.
    (Submitted March 12, 1890;
    decided April 15, 1890.)
    Appeal from judgment of tlie General Term of the Supreme Court in the third judicial department, entered upon an order made September 23,1887, which affirmed a judgment in favor of plaintiff entered upon the report of a referee.
    The following is the mem. of opinion :
    
      “ The only questions relied ’ upon by the appellant for the reversal of the judgment herein arise upon the exceptions taken by him to the report of the referee, and they are as follows : ‘ The defendant hereby excepts to the findings of fact and to the conclusions of law of the referee herein.’
    
      “ It has been repeatedly held that these exceptions are too general to raise any question for review in this court. ( Ward v. Craig, 87 N. Y. 550-557; Newells v. Doty, 33 id. 83; Wheeler v. Billings, 38 id. 263.)
    
      “ If there was no evidence tending h> sustain the findings of fact made by the referee, it became a ruling upon a question of law within the meaning of section 992 of the Code of Civil Procedure, and, in order to raise a question for review in this court, an exception thereto, must be taken. (Code Civ. Pro. §§ 993, 994.)
    
      “ In the absence of any such exception this court must presume that the findings were sustained by the evidence. (Patterson v. Robinson, 116 N. Y. 199.)
    “ For these reasons the judgment should be affirmed, with costs.”
    
      William PL Newman for appellant.
    ' Amasa J. Pcorker,. for respondent..
    Haight, J., reads for affirmance.
   All concur.

Judgment affirmed.