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59 How. Pr. 155

Brinkerhoff v. Perry

New York Supreme Court

Decided May 15, 1880

New York Supreme Court · decided 1880-05-15

Motion and reargument under an order staying proceedings pending appeal to general term. Plaintiff, in his amended complaint, alleges that his former wife, the defendant, received from him about the year 1863, property, both real and personal, to the amount of §118,648. That such property was conveyed to her in trust when plaintiff was unable to manage it by reason of excessive drinking.

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Decided 1880-05-15

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Donohue, J.

¶1The general term on the former motion have reviewed the question.* I am bound to suppose they • decided it within their power, and will do so on this appeal.

¶2Motion for stay granted, with costs.

¶3 This same case was before the general term, first department, and decided Eebruary, 1880. It has not been previously reported. The case as there presented was as follows:

¶4Appeal from an order of special term denying defendant’s application to compel plaintiff to make his complaint more definite and certain.

¶5Plaintiff brought this action against defendant who was formerly his wife. The (orignal) complaint alleged in general terms that about seventeen years ago he transferred to defendant, while she was still his wife, “ all his property;” “a large fortune;” “ valuable real estate,” “by deed and otherwise,” “ the same being valued at said date at the sum of eighty thousand dollars,” and demanded an accounting and the return of his property. Plaintiff claimed in his complaint that he was an inebriate at *157the time of the transfer, and that he was unduly influenced by his said wife and her father, one George S. Perry.

¶6The special term having denied an application for particulars, and also a motion to make the complaint more definite and certain, defendant appealed from the order so denying relief, and urged that she was entitled to one remedy or the other.

¶7The general term required plaintiff to amend his complaint.

¶8Cha/uncey B. Ripley, for appellant.

¶9George W. Wilson, for respondent.

¶10Per Curiam.— We think the order should, in this case, be modified, by requiring the plaintiff to state in the complaint the specific real estate which he claims to have conveyed to the defendant, and the kind and quantity of personal property, if he claims to have conveyed any such property to her.

¶11Ordered accordingly.

¶12Noah Davis, P. J., and Brady and Barrett, JJ.

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