Donahue's Appeal From Commissioners
Supreme Court of Connecticut
New Haven & Fairfield Cos., Oct. T., 1892. Andrews, C. J., Carpenter, Torrance, Fenn and F. B. Hall, Js. Appeal from the doings of commissioners on the estate of Patrick Coyle, deceased; taken to the Superior Court in New Haven County. A claim presented by the appellant was disallowed by the commissioners, and the court (J. M. Hall, J".,) made a finding of the facts and rendered judgment for the appellee. Appeal by the original appellant.
1Opinion of the CourtFenn, J.
The appellant, upon his appeal to the Superior Court from the doings of the commissioners upon the estate of Patrick Coyle, deceased, filed in that court the following claim against said estate, being, as conceded, the same claim presented to the commissioners and disallowed by them.
“ Estate of Patrick Coyle, to Thomas Donahue, Dr.
“ In 1882 Patrick Coyle verbally promised Thomas Dorn ahue that he would convey to him the house and lot where the said Thomas Donahue resides, in consideration for the promise on the part of said Thomas Donahue that he would do and perform such legal business as…
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