Hart v. Tuite
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Appeal by the claimant, Martha Hart, from a judgment of the Supreme Court in her favor, entered in the office of the clerk of the county of Richmond on the 6th day of March, 1902, upon the report of a referee. The appeal is taken upon the ground that the recovery was inadequate.
1Opinion of the Court
Hirschberg, J.:
The claimant appeals from a judgment in her favor against Thomas W. Tuite, as administrator of Bridget Ditton, deceased, entered upon the report of a referee appointed under section 2718 of the Code of Civil Procedure. The claim presented against the estate was for “ services as nurse, housekeeper, confidential secretary and services generally,” claimed to have been rendered by the appellant to the deceased for nine years three months and eighteen days, or from January 1, 1891, to the date of her death on April *32419, 1900, at five dollars per week. The referee found in favor of the…
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