McKeon v. . Van Slyck
New York Court of Appeals
Appeal from a judgment of the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court in the first judicial department, entered December 6, 1915, affirming a judgment in favor of defendants entered upon a verdict. The nature of the action and the facts, so far as material, are stated in the opinion.
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Appeal from a judgment of the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court in the first judicial department, entered December 6, 1915, affirming a judgment in favor of defendants entered upon a verdict. The nature of the action and the facts, so far as material, are stated in the opinion. The record presents prejudicial error in the refusal of the trial judge to allow the jury to award substantial damages to the plaintiff on a quantum meruit, despite the jury’s finding that compensation is due to the plaintiff for services rendered to decedent, even though there was no express contract. (Sussdorf…
1Opinion of the Court
Crane,' J.
George Brown, a resident of Dutchess county, was a bachelor. He made frequent visits to New York city to collect the rents of valuable real property which he owned. On these occasions, after having transacted his business, he indulged so liberally in drink as to be unable to take care of himself for days at a time. Friends and acquaintances looked him up, straightened him out and sent him home. Among these was a business acquaintance, Bartholomew McKeon, who had done plumbing work on Brown’s property. As their acquaintanceship became more intimate, Brown employed McKeon to manage…
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