Apollonio v. Langley
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Appeal by the defendant, Edward D. W. Langley, individually and as administrator de bonis non with the will annexed- of Frances A. Skinner, deceased, from a judgment of the Supreme Court in favor of the plaintiff, entered in the office of the clerk of the county of Kings on the 29th day of April, 1904, upon the verdict of a jury, and also from an order entered in said clerk’s office on the 28th day of April, 1904, denying the defendant’s motion for a new trial made upon the…
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Appeal by the defendant, Edward D. W. Langley, individually and as administrator de bonis non with the will annexed- of Frances A. Skinner, deceased, from a judgment of the Supreme Court in favor of the plaintiff, entered in the office of the clerk of the county of Kings on the 29th day of April, 1904, upon the verdict of a jury, and also from an order entered in said clerk’s office on the 28th day of April, 1904, denying the defendant’s motion for a new trial made upon the minutes.
1Opinion of the Court
Jenks, J.:
■ The action is upon a contract of the decedent to repay by her will certain expenses of the plaintiff incident to two trips taken as the friend and companion of the decedent to the island of Bermuda. The plaintiff claimed for actual cash outlay in round numbers $500 for her travel and board, and $1,300 for wearing apparel, and she recovered a full verdict.
It appears,that the plaintiff’s husband earned about $2,000 a year, and that the decedent was an old married woman in good health, possessed of considerable property, receiving a large income, living in comparative luxury, and,…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Edson v. . ParsonsNew York Court of Appeals · 1898
- Hamlin v. . StevensNew York Court of Appeals · 1903
- Rosseau v. . RoussNew York Court of Appeals · 1904
- Shakespeare v. . MarkhamNew York Court of Appeals · 1878
- Mahaney v. . CarrNew York Court of Appeals · 1903
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3Cited by2 opinions
- In re the Estate of LuippoldNew York Surrogate's Court · 1933
- In re the Final Judicial Settlement of the Accounts of HumphreyNew York Surrogate's Court · 1907