Thomson v. Thomson
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Appeal by. the plaintiffs, William J. Thomson and another, from a judgment of th¿ County Court of Delaware county in favor of the defendant, entered in the office of the clerk of the county of Delaware on the 24th day of June, 1901, reversing a judgment rendered by a justice of the peace in favor of the plaintiffs.
1Opinion of the Court
Kellogg, J.:
The record shows that defendant was indebted to Campbell, Sprague & Co. in the sum of thirty-six dollars and seventy cents for materials purchased. The plaintiffs being under no obligation to Campbell, Sprague & Co. on account of this claim, nevertheless paid it without any previous request on the part of defendant. After the plaintiffs had paid the claim, they applied to defendant and he promised to pay them the sum so by them expended for his benefit. The circumstances are such that no implied request to pay the claim can be found other than such as can be based upon the…
2Cases cited8 opinions
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- Goulding v. . DavidsonNew York Court of Appeals · 1863
- Chilcott v. TrimbleNew York Supreme Court · 1852
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- Hicks v. BurhansNew York Supreme Court · 1813
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- Hathaway v. County of DelawareAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1905