Green v. Benham
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Appeal by the defendants, David 0: Benham and others, from a judgment of the Supreme Court in favor of the plaintiff, entered in the office of the clerk of the county of Ontario on the 4th day of Hay, 1900, upon- the report of a referee. -
1Opinion of the Court
The following is the opinion of Hawley, referee:
Charles A. Hawley, Referee :
This action is upon an ante-nuptial agreement made between Kelly W. Green and Hannah H. Fox, dated August 18,1894. The agreement was followed by the marriage contemplated; the parties lived together as husband and wife for a time ; thereafter became estranged and separated, and some time after such separation the wife died intestate. She left no descendant, but left the defendants her only next of kin and heirs at law. She died seized of a house and lot in Canandaigua; conveyance thereof was demanded by the plaintiff…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Cowee v. . CornellNew York Court of Appeals · 1878
- Johnston v. . SpicerNew York Court of Appeals · 1887
- Miles v. . LoomisNew York Court of Appeals · 1878
- Rockafellow v. NewcombIllinois Supreme Court · 1870
- Hoffman v. HoffmanAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1896
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3Cited by2 opinions
- In re the Estate of MooreNew York Surrogate's Court · 1943
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