Osborne v. Taylor
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Action upon a note given by the defendant to Jane Taylor, of whose estate the plaintiff was administrator; brought to the Court of Common Pleas of Fairfield County and tried to the court before Curtis, J. Facts found and judgment rendered for the plaintiff against one of the defendants, and appeal by that defendant. The case is fully stated in the opinion.
1Opinion of the CourtFenn, J.
In this action the plaintiff, as administrator upon the intestate estate of Jane Taylor, deceased, seeks to recover on a note made by the defendants, whereby they promised to pay said decedent seventy-five dollars, semiannually, during each and every year that she might live; alleging in the complaint that six semi-annual payments had been made and that seven were due and unpaid.
The first and third paragraphs of the second defence to the action were denied. The second paragraph of the defence is in these words:—“ On said day,” (being the day on which the note was made), “the defendant…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Giddings v. CanfieldSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1823
- Pierpont v. LongdenSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1878
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