Babcock v. Chase
New York Supreme Court
Appeal from special term, Chenango county. Action by Harriet Babcock against Eugene A. Chase, executor of Christopher J. Babcock, deceased, for breach of contract. A demurrer to the complaint was overruled, and defendant appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtMerwin, J.
It is alleged in the complaint that the plaintiff was born on the 28th October, 1875, and soon after her birth was by her parents named Catharine, and so christened; that she was called, and her name continued to be, Catharine Babcock, until February, 1876, when Christopher J. Babcock, the defendant’s testator, and the grandfather of the plaintiff, requested and urged her parents to change her name from Catharine to Harriet, which they were unwilling to do; that the decedent desired such change, as the name of Harriet was a favorite name with him, and he desired it should be kept in the…
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