In re Wescott
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Appeal from surrogate’s court, Dutchess county. Judicial settlement of the accounts of Matilda B. Wescott, administratrix of the estate of Adaline M. Wescott, deceased. A decree was rendered, and there was an appeal.
1Opinion of the CourtHatch, J.
Matilda R. Wescott is the sister of the deceased, and both resided with their father until six years prior to the death of Adaline, when the father died, and thereafter the sisters lived together. The testimony satisfactorily establishes that Adaline was an invalid, suffering from consumption, from the effects of which she died. During the six years prior to Adaline’s death, Matilda cared for and nursed her. It is evident that as Adaline slowly approached her dissolution the care and nursing of her became more burdensome, and the services rendered more constant and exacting. There is no…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Boughton v. . FlintNew York Court of Appeals · 1878
- Robinson v. . RaynorNew York Court of Appeals · 1863
- Parsell v. . StrykerNew York Court of Appeals · 1869
- Erwin v. ErwinNew York Supreme Court · 1892