Dunckel v. Dunckel
New York Supreme Court
Appeal from circuit court, Montgomery county. Action by Emma Dunckel against William Dunckel to compel the specific performance of a contract. From a judgmentfor plaintiff, and the orders denying a motion for a new trial, and granting an extra allowance, defendant appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtFish, J.
John A. Dunckel, the husband of plaintiff and son of defendant, •died on the 9th day of February, 1883. At the time of his death John A. and his wife were occupying a house and' lot, in the village of Fort Plain, which was owned by the defendant. They had occupied the same for about 17 years, paying no rent to defendant, during which time Jolip. A. paid the taxes, and •made improvements upon the property, from time to time, which amounted in the aggregate, according to the testimony of plaintiff, to about the sum of $2,800. Before that time the defendant had advanced to his son $3,000, with…
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