Reed v. Copeland
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Shit to compel the transfer of stock; brought to the Superior Court in Middlesex county. The following facts were found by the court:— About the 8th of December, 1871, the plaintiff entered the family of Charles C. Tyler, the deceased, under the fol- ' lowing circumstances: Mr. Tyler’s wife had been taken ill a short time before, and died on the 10th of that month. She was a sister of the plaintiff’s mother.
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Shit to compel the transfer of stock; brought to the Superior Court in Middlesex county. The following facts were found by the court:— About the 8th of December, 1871, the plaintiff entered the family of Charles C. Tyler, the deceased, under the fol- ' lowing circumstances: Mr. Tyler’s wife had been taken ill a short time before, and died on the 10th of that month. She was a sister of the plaintiff’s mother. The plaintiff came in answer to a telegraphic dispatch from Mr. Tyler. At that time she was living with her parents at Jacksonville, in the state of Illinois, but was temporarily absent,…
1Opinion of the CourtLoomis, J.
Our view of the facts renders unnecessary a discussion of several interesting questions presented by the arguments of counsel. We think the plaintiff’s case may well rest upon the contract relations which the finding shows existed between her and the late Mr. Tyler in his life time. The plaintiff evidently made a great personal sacrifice and rendered most valuable services, relying upon the testator’s promise to compensate her amply. It will be seen that the original contract contained no reference to a will. The plaintiff did not agree to wait till the testator’s death. She ■ accepted the…
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