Leahy v. Campbell
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Appeal by the defendant, Henry Campbell, as administrator, etc., of Thomas S. Clarke, deceased, from a judgment of the Supreme Court in favor of the plaintiff, entered in the office of the clerk of the county of Hew York on the 26th day of January, 1901, upon the report of a referee appointed pursuant to the provisions of the Code of Civil Procedure to determine respondent’s claim against the estate for services and disbursements, the justice of which was doubted by the…
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Appeal by the defendant, Henry Campbell, as administrator, etc., of Thomas S. Clarke, deceased, from a judgment of the Supreme Court in favor of the plaintiff, entered in the office of the clerk of the county of Hew York on the 26th day of January, 1901, upon the report of a referee appointed pursuant to the provisions of the Code of Civil Procedure to determine respondent’s claim against the estate for services and disbursements, the justice of which was doubted by the administrator.
1Opinion of the Court
Laughlin, J.:
The respondent presented a claim for $15,000 for “ work, labor and services caring for property, looking after the repairs, collecting the rents, keeping the accounts and performing such duties as required of an agent, collector, manager, supervisor and bookkeeper in the various transactions, business and personal requirements of Thomas S. Clarke and for disbursements made for and on account of Thomas S. Clarke and at his request * * * from January 1st, 1889, to July, 1900.”
The referee found that the services were rendered from the 3d day of January, 1889, when the respondent was…
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