Littell v. Ellison
New York Supreme Court
Appeal from special term, Steuben county. Action by James Littell against George Ellison, executor of Bhoda Hughey, deceased, to recover on an agreement between plaintiff and deceased. Judgment for plaintiff. From an order denying defendant’s motion for a new trial he appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtDwight, P. J.
The claim referred was against the estate of Bhoda Hughey, deceased, and was, in effect, a claim for damages resulting from the breach of an oral agreement on the part of the deceased to devise or convey to the plaintiff, by will or deed, to take effect at her death, a small farm on which she lived. The claim, as presented in writing and verified by the plaintiff, began by setting out three items of indebtedness of the deceased to the plaintiff: (1) For work and services of plaintiff and wife for six years, at $240 a year, $1,440; (2) for money and materials paid out and expended by the…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Hobart v. . HobartNew York Court of Appeals · 1875
- Smith v. . VelieNew York Court of Appeals · 1875
- De Carricarti v. . BlancoNew York Court of Appeals · 1890
3Cited by1 opinion
- Vandyke v. WebbAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1915