Legal Opinion
Duvall v. Birden
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Decided March 5, 1938PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtBrown, J.
William A. Birden died intestate January 8th, 1936, in his home in Torrington at the age of eighty-seven years and the defendant, his son, is the duly qualified administrator of his estate. From May 11th, 1910, until his death the plaintiff and her family had lived in the house with the decedent. She was in no way related to him. The plaintiff brought this action to recover for services of the claimed value of $2500 rendered during the twenty-five years that she lived in his house. The defendant filed an answer denying all allegations supporting an agreement of any nature by the decedent to…
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- Cothren's Appeal from CommissionersSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1890
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