Vincent v. Moriarty
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Appeal by the defendant, William A. Moriarty, from a judgment of tlie Supreme Court in favor of the plaintiff, entered in the office of the clerk of the county of Kings on the 15th day of January, 189 upon the decision of the court rendered after a trial at the Kings County Special Term.
1Opinion of the Court
Goodrich, P. J.:
The plaintiff in this action presents a-most extraordinary basis as the foundation of a demand for equitable relief. The original complaint alleged that in March, 1885, the plaintiff, “ then and ever since being a widow, entered into a copartnership agreement with the defendant, with whom she had previously been living, whereby it was agreed by and between the plaintiff and defendant that they *486should live and cohabit together, and-eventually with hopes to enter i/nto the lawful matrimonial state, and that their mutual earnings should be held and used for their joint benefit…
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