Legal Opinion
Lewis v. Stevenson
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided February 14, 1949Published
1Per curiam
Even if we accept all of the testimony in the case (including that which it is urged should have been rejected under section 347 of the Civil Practice Act) the evidence is legally insufficient to support an implied promise by the decedent to pay the plaintiff the reasonable value of services she rendered to him for seven years prior to his death, as housekeeper, practical nurse, secretary and companion. Indeed, it appears affirmatively in the plaintiff’s own case that she acted as one of the family and that the deceased brought her to his home “to take care of her, because he was her…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Blum v. Fresh Grown Preserve Corp.New York Court of Appeals · 1944
- Boyd v. BoydNew York Court of Appeals · 1930
- Bank of the United States v. ManheimNew York Court of Appeals · 1934
- In re the Judicial Settlement of the Account of Proceedings of Mechanics & Farmers' Bank of AlbanyAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1930
- Ruthizer v. William Bass Dress Corp.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1942
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