Bostwick v. Mahaffy

Plaintiffs sued as administrators of Dr. Elijah C. Bostwick, deceased, to recover from the defendant, who is his daughter, a sum of money paid over to her after his decease by the custodian of it, in pursuance of directions, given by him before his death.

The case contains a good deal of testimony on some points which have been rendered immaterial by the charge of the court, and the verdict. The only question in the case which *344seems to be of any consequence is whether there was any sufficient ground for upholding the transaction as a valid donation causa mortis.

The errors concerning admission…