Piffard v. Adenaw
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Appeal from Surrogate’s Court, New York County. Proceeding by Pauline A. Piffard against Louise C. Adenaw, executrix, and others, to have the real estate of M. Emeline McMillan, deceased, sold for the payment of debts. From a decree confirming a report of a referee and adjudging that the amount due to the petitioner is $69,802.69, together with $3,539.65 costs and disbursements, defendants appeal.
1Opinion of the CourtClarke, J.
This decree is based upon the finding that on or about the 30th day of October, 1898, at Geneseo, Livingston county, N. Y., the said Pauline A. Piffard and the said M. Emeline McMillan entered into an oral contract and agreement conditioned upon the subsequent purchase by said Pauline A. Piffard of the Piffard homestead, wherein and whereby it was mutually agreed by each of the parties as followsr
The said Pauline A. Piffard, on her part, agreed at her own cost and expense to purchase for a home a certain residence and property at Piffard, Livingston county, N. Y., known as the Piffard…
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