Legal Opinion
Gaffney v. Tammany
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Decided May 1, 1900PublishedCited by 5 opinions
Action to recover damages for breach of contract, brought to the District Court of Waterbury and tried to the jury before Bradstreet, J.; verdict and judgment for the plaintiff for |900 damages, and appeal by the defendants for alleged errors in the rulings and charge of the court. The case is sufficiently stated in the opinion.
1Opinion of the CourtAndbews, C. J.
Catherine Martin is the executrix named in the will of one Bridget Gilhuly, late of Norwalk. That will has been duly established. On the 7th day of January, 1898, she executed and delivered to the plaintiff in this case a writing as follows:—
“In the fall of 1882 Joseph Tammany and Mary Tammany made a contract with Bridget Gilhuly to provide her a comfortable home and support during the remainder of her life, and to pay her funeral expenses at her decease. It. is claimed that the Tammanys did not perform their contract to support, nor pay said funeral expenses. The rights of the deceased and…
2Cases cited2 opinions
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