Martin v. Bronx County Trust Co.

The judgment in favor of the plaintiff, wife of defendants’ testator, is predicated upon the implied promise by the testator to pay her for services rendered in connection with the management and operation of two rooming houses owned by the testator. These houses consisted of an apartment for the use of the plaintiff, the testator and his family, together with a store and sixteen rooms devoted to rooming house purposes.

Plaintiff’s evidence was to the effect that her services consisted of maintaining the rooms and buildings in a clean condition and in taking charge of the renting of the rooms…