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Howard Humiston, Appellant, v. Myron C. Wood, as Administrator with the Will Annexed of Nathaniel W. Carman, Deceased, Respondent.
    
      Torts — incendiarism — action to recover for loss of property through the setting fire to a building in which it was Contained.
    
    
      Humiston v. Wood, 197 App. Div. 901, affirmed.
    (Argued March 14, 1923;
    decided April 17, 1923.)
    Appeal from a judgment of the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court in the third judicial department, entered June 7, 1921, affirming a judgment in favor of defendant entered upon a verdict. The action was to recover loss sustained by plaintiff through the burning of a building containing property belonging to him, which burning it was alleged was caused by the act of defendant’s intestate in setting fire to said building.
    
      John G. Van Etten for appellant.
    
      John R. De Vany for respondent.
   Judgment affirmed, with costs; no opinion.

Concur: His cock, Ch. J., Hogan, Cardozo, Pound, McLaughlin, Crane and Andrews, JJ.