Sheppy v. Stevens
District Court, N.D. New York
At Law. Action by John V. Sheppey against Ezra H. Stevens. On demurrer to complaint.
1Opinion of the Court
RAY, District Judge.
The amended complaint presents two questions :
First. Is an agreement valid which is made by two of the heirs at law and next of kin of a living person, he having no wife, without his knowledge or consent, the one with the other, to render services and use efforts whereby certain improper and disgraceful relations of such person with others (not marital or relating to prospective marital relations), and which not only disgrace the said third person but said heirs at law and next of kin, and also deprive such third person of his money and property, if possible, are to be…
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