Northrup v. Mead
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Appeal by. the defendants, George ■ O. Mead and another, as administrators, etc., from á judgment of the Supreme. Court in favor of' the plaintiff, entered in the office of the clerk. of the county of Delaware on- the 10th day of January, 1907, upon the decision of the court, rendered after a trial at the Delaware Special Term, settling a disputed claim which was referred under section 2718 of the Code of,Civil Procedure.
1Opinion of the Court
Sewell, J.:
The plaintiff presented a claim to the defendants- against the estate of the decedent, amounting to $6,518.50 and interest for *386money paid" and services rendered, to apply upon an alleged verbal contract for the purchase of certain lands, and for the amount expended for permanent improvements thereon,
It was shown upon the trial that in October, 1889, the plaintiff .entered into a contract in writing wherein he agreed to purchase of Wakeman a farm of 135. acres for $3,900 and to pay for the same by paying $300 on the execution of the contract and the bah anee December 1, 1901, with…
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