In re the Estate of McMillan
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Appeal by Louise 0. Adenaw, as executrix, etc., and others, from a decree of the Surrogate’s Oourt of the county of New York, entered in the office of said Surrogate’s Oourt on the 23d day of September, 1914, confirming the report of a referee in the proceeding to have the real estate of the decedent sold for the payment of debts, directing said sale and adjudging that the estate of M. Emeline McMillan is indebted to the petitioner Pauline A. Piffard in the sum of $69…
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Appeal by Louise 0. Adenaw, as executrix, etc., and others, from a decree of the Surrogate’s Oourt of the county of New York, entered in the office of said Surrogate’s Oourt on the 23d day of September, 1914, confirming the report of a referee in the proceeding to have the real estate of the decedent sold for the payment of debts, directing said sale and adjudging that the estate of M. Emeline McMillan is indebted to the petitioner Pauline A. Piffard in the sum of $69 802.69, with interest and costs.
1Opinion of the Court
Clarke, J.:
This decree is based upon the finding that on or about the 30th day of October, 1898, at G-eneseo, Livingston county, N. Y., the said Pauline A. Piffard and the said M. Emeline *819McMillan entered into an oral contract and agreement conditioned upon the subsequent purchase by said Pauline A. Piffard of the Piffard homestead, wherein and whereby it was mutually agreed by each of the parties as follows:
The said Pauline A. Piffard, on her part, agreed at her own cost and expense to purchase for a home a certain residence and property at Piffard, Livingston county, N. Y., known as the…
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