Jeremiah v. Pitcher
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Cross-Appeals by the plaintiff,. William Jeremiah, and'by the defendant, Rosina A. Pitcher, from a judgment of the Supreme Court, entered in the office of the clerk of the county of Kings on the 19th day of July, 1897, upon the decision of the court rendered after a trial at the Kings County Special Term.
1Opinion of the Court
Woodward, J.:
This action was brought to establish a trust in favor of the plaintiff, and it is alleged that in 1877 and 1879 the plaintiff purchased certain real estate in the city of Brooklyn; that before closing such purchases he entered into an agreement with this defendant, who is his eldest, daughter, whereby the title to the property was to be taken in her name, she agreeing to convey it upon the order of the plaintiff; that, relying upon this promise, the plaintiff purchased the property and caused it to be conveyed to the defendant, but that subsequently, on demand being made for the…
2Cases cited4 opinions
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