McCullough v. McCready
Appellate Terms of the Supreme Court of New York
Appeal by the plaintiff from a judgment of the Municipal Court of the city of Mew York, sixth district, borough of Manhattan, sustaining the defendants’ demurrer to the complaint.
1Opinion of the CourtMacLean, J.
The complaint alleges that, “ at the request of decedent’s widow, decedent having left no children, plaintiff, in the preparation for and in the performance of *543the burial of said decedent,” the testator of the defendants and the uncle of the plaintiff, “ and of the rites and ceremonies necessitated and required by the racial custom and sentiment of said decedent and of his relations and friends, expended moneys for certain materials in that behalf, all of which were necessary and suitable to decedent’s condition in life, and of the reasonable value of Seventy one and 25/100 Dollars ($71.25),…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Garvey v. McCueNew York Surrogate's Court · 1877
- In re the Judicial Settlement of the Accounts of the of the Estate of OgdenNew York Surrogate's Court · 1903
3Cited by1 opinion
- In re the Accounting of OverendNew York Surrogate's Court · 1901