New York Supreme Court December 30, 1889 (Gates v. Hames)

Dwight, J.

The action was to enforce a promise made by the defendant to a third person, for the benefit of the plaintiffs. The facts in the case were, briefly, the=e: The promisee, Dorcas Van Alstyne, who was the mother of the defendant and the grandmother of the two plaintiffs, held a mortgage (on which about $200 was due) on real estate belonging to the defendant.