Minehan v. Hill
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Appeal by the plaintiff, Bertie Minehan, from a judgment of the Supreme Court in favor of the defendants, entered in the office of the clerk of the county of Saratoga on the 15th day of July, 1910, upon the decision'of the court, rendered after atrial at the Saratoga Trial Term before the court without a jury, dismissing the complaint upon the merits.
1Opinion of the Court
Houghton, J.:
Eliza Bagley and James, her husband, in 1902, executed mutual wills, each making the other sole devisee and legatee. James died in March, 1905, and Eliza became the owner of a. farm and some personal property. The plaintiff was her cousin, and after the death of her husband, Eliza proposed . to make her home with the plaintiff.
The plaintiff claims that in consideration of providing ahorne and caring for her Eliza agreed to make a will giving her all of her property at her death. Eliza spent a portion of her time at plaintiff’s house and certain things were done for her comfort…
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