Patterson v. Buchanan
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Appeal by the defendant,. T. Fraser Buchanan, as administrator,, etc., of Peter D. Buchanan, deceased, from, a judgment of the-Supreme Court in favor of the plaintiffs, entered in • the office of the clerk of the county of New York on the 23d day of March, 1899, upon the decision of the' court rendered after a trial before, the court without a jury at the New York Trial Term.
1Opinion of the Court
Patterson, J.:
The plaintiffs (respondents) in this action were, undertakers, and,, as such, took charge of and superintended the funeral and interment of Peter D. Buchanan, the defendant’s intestate; and for work, labor and services, and for goods and materials supplied and moneys laid out and expended in connection therewith, they brought-this action against the administrator of the estate of the decedent; in his capacity as administrator. There was no express contract,, and no proof as to who employed-them. There is no dispute as to-the rendition of the services, or the payment' of moneys,…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Ferrin v. . MyrickNew York Court of Appeals · 1869
- Myer v. ColeNew York Supreme Court · 1815
- Rappelyea v. RussellNew York Court of Common Pleas · 1862
- Murphy v. NaughtonNew York Supreme Court · 1893
- Benedict v. FergusonAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1897
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