Yarwood v. Trusts & Guarantee Co.
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Appeal by the defendant, The Trusts and Guarantee Company, J Limited, as administrator, etc., of George W. Todd, deceased, from j a judgment of the Supreme Court in favor of the plaintiff, entered in the office of the clerk of thei county of Oneida on the. 15th day of October, 1903, upon the verdict of a jury, and also from an , order entered in said clerk’s office on the 6th day of November, 1903, denying the defendant’s motion for a new trial made upon the minutes.
1Opinion of the Court
Hiscock, J.:
This action was brought to recover upon a note or obligation claimed to have been made and executéd by the deceased, payable in part to the order of the plaintiff, who was formerly Jennie Craw ford, and of which the following is a copy :
“West Schuyler, December 24, 1878.
“ I promise to pay to Jennie Crawford five thousand $ when I die and George Crawford five thousand $ I give Jennie 1.00 dollar for
socks tonight.
+
GEO. W. TODD.”
+
- Various defenses were urged upon the trial to this claim, but the same were disallowed by the jury, who found in favor of the plaintiff. We think that the…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Carnwright v. . GrayNew York Court of Appeals · 1891
- Worth v. . CaseNew York Court of Appeals · 1870
- Earl v. . PeckNew York Court of Appeals · 1876
- Root v. StrangNew York Supreme Court · 1894
- Velie v. TitusNew York Supreme Court · 1891
3Cited by11 opinions
- In re the Final Accounting of BradburyAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1905
- In re the Accounting of EatonAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1944
- In re the Judicial Settlement of the Estate of SummonsNew York Surrogate's Court · 1905
- Delos Bush v. WhitakerNew York Supreme Court · 1904
- In re BradburyAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1905
6 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.