Sanborn v. Sanborn
Cases that cite this one
2 later published cases cite this decision.
- Estate of Labombarde v. Commissioner (United States Tax Court 1972)
- Hironymous v. Hiatt (Cal. Ct. App. 1921)
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Opinion of the Court
The note was an executory promise made upon no-sufficient legal consideration, and no action can be maintained upon it. It is invalid as a gift causa mortis. The donor’s own promissory note, payable to the donee, cannot be the subject of a donatio causa mortis. Copp v. Sawyer, 6 N. H. 386; Flint v. Pattee, 33 N. H. 520; Parish v. Stone, 14 Pick. 198. It cannot, operate as a bequest because it was not executed in conformity with the requirements of the statute of wills. Bartlett v. Remington, 59 N. H. 364; Towle v. Wood, 60 N. H. 434; Morey v. Soher, 63 N. H. 507, 513.
Judgment for the defendants.
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