Rhodes v. Stone
New York Supreme Court
Appeal from special term, Steuben county. Action by Harriet J. Rhodes against Clinton F. Stone as administrator of the estate of John R. Stone, deceased, for work and labor performed for intestate. Verdict and judgment for plaintiff. Defendant appeals from the judgment, and from an order denying a motion for a new trial.
1Opinion of the CourtLewis, J.
This is an action to recover compensation for services performed by the respondent for the defendant’s intestate, John R. Stone. The intestate in 1853 separated from his wife, and from that time till his death, in the year 1885, lived and cohabited with the respondent. Their relations were apparently those of husband and wife. They were known and recognized as such by their neighbors and acquaintances. The respondent was all the time aware of the intestate’s former marriage, that his wife was living, and that he had not been legally divorced from her. The intestate and the respondent carried…
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