Legal Opinion
In re Accounting of Gorden
New York Court of Appeals
Decided May 26, 1960PublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtVan Voorhis, J.
This appeal concerns a claim of Ann E. Clark, also known as Mrs. Oliver Gorden, for work, labor and services against the Oliver Gorden estate. She claims to have been employed for more than seven years on the basis of a weekly Wage which was never paid. The amount of the claim is $18,100. It was rejected by the Surrogate. The Appellate Division directed a recovery of $9,000, allowing what it thought the services were worth after deducting the value of board and lodging.
The board and lodging assume greater proportions than usual in the decision of this issue, since during the period of…
2Cases cited4 opinions
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- Hyman v. DworskyAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1933
- In re the Judicial Settlement of the Account of BustAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1938
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