Dunham v. Deraismes
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Appeal by the defendants, John A. Deraismes and others, from an interlocutory judgment of the Supreme Court in favor of the plaintiff, entered in the office of the clerk of the county of New York on the 9th day of March, 1898, upon the decision of the court rendered after a trial at the New York Special Term.
1Opinion of the Court
Rumsey, J.:
The defendants are the heirs at law of John Francis Joseph Deraismes who died in the year 1866 leaving a large estate composed of real and personal property. Before his death Mr. Deraismes had made a will by which, among other legacies, he bequeathed to the plaintiff an annuity of §300 for his natural life, to be paid by his executors in quarter-yearly payments. The legacies were considerable in amount, and the will disposed of a large amount of real estate. Among other bequests, Mr. Deraismes gave to his wife an annuity of §4,800. He also gave to her a large amount of personal…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Bevan v. . CooperNew York Court of Appeals · 1878
- Delaney v. . Van AulenNew York Court of Appeals · 1881
- In re Will of CharlierAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1897