New York Court of Appeals

Miles Kent, Appellants v. Hector C. Kent, Respondents

September 21, 187562 N.Y. 560

Summary

The Court of Appeals held that the labor contract payable at the decedent's death was not void under the statute of frauds because its performance was not necessarily beyond one year, and that the action was not barred by the statutory limitations period for actions against personal representatives. Accordingly, the lower court's judgment was reversed and a new trial was ordered.