Hart v. Chesley
Superior Court of New Hampshire
Assumpsit. The plaintiff alleged that the defendant, ■William J. Chesley, on the first of May, A. D. 1881, in consideration of a large amount of property, of the value of .$10,000, devised to him by his grandfather, Benjamin Chesley, late of Durham, deceased, testate, among other things promised and agreed to and with the plaintiff, who is a daughter of said Benjamin, to furnish her, so long as she might remain a widow, good and sufficient keeping for one cow through summer…
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Assumpsit. The plaintiff alleged that the defendant, ■William J. Chesley, on the first of May, A. D. 1881, in consideration of a large amount of property, of the value of .$10,000, devised to him by his grandfather, Benjamin Chesley, late of Durham, deceased, testate, among other things promised and agreed to and with the plaintiff, who is a daughter of said Benjamin, to furnish her, so long as she might remain a widow, good and sufficient keeping for one cow through summer and winter the year round, and while the said plaintiff resided at the Hill house, so called, in Durham; and to furnish…
1Opinion of the CourtParker, C. J.
On the trial of this action upon the general issue, a motion was made for a nonsuit, upon the ground that the declaration was insufficient in point of *379law to sustain the action. It has been suggested in the argument that it is defective in several particulars; but we have not found it necessary to consider any question of this character, nor whether, if any defect did exist, it is of such a character as that it has been cured by a plea to the merits and a verdict (as is contended on the part of the plaintiff), because there is no demurrer before us, nor any motion in arrest of judgment; and…
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