Adams v. Curtis
New York Supreme Court
This was an appeal from a judgment of the County Court of Montgomery county. The action originated in a justice’s court, and was brought, by the above named plaintiff to recover of the above named defendants the sum of $34.74 for work, labor and services, done and performed by her for the defendants and at their request. The defendant Adams did not appear.
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This was an appeal from a judgment of the County Court of Montgomery county. The action originated in a justice’s court, and was brought, by the above named plaintiff to recover of the above named defendants the sum of $34.74 for work, labor and services, done and performed by her for the defendants and at their request. The defendant Adams did not appear. The cause was tried before a justice of the peace anda jury of the town of Canajoharie, on the 20th day of February, 1869. The testimony upon the trial showed that the plaintiff was the wife of the defendant Adams, with whom she lived, and…
1Opinion of the CourtMiller, P. J.
The plaintiff in this action seeks to recover for labor performed and services rendered, at the request of and for the defendants, while they were engaged as copartners in business. One of the defendants at the time was the husband of the plaintiff; and the main question to be determined is, whether, under such circumstances, an action can be maintained. If the right to sue exists, it is conceded that it rests upon the construction to be placed upon the laws of this State, passed in 1860 and 1862.
Under the provisions of the act of 1860 a married woman is entitled to all property which she…
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