New York Court of Appeals

Mary J. Badger, Appellant v. Alfred C. Badger, Respondents

April 11, 188288 N.Y. 546

Summary

The New York Court of Appeals reversed the lower court's judgment and ordered a new trial, holding that the trial court erred in excluding evidence of the deceased's reputation as a bachelor, a letter signed by the plaintiff as a married woman, and testimony of the deceased's sister, each of which was material to determining whether the parties were married.