New York Supreme Court July 26, 1895 (Van Orden v. Krouse)

DYKMAN, J.

This is an equitable action to impress a trust upon certain real property belonging to Mary M. Krouse, deceased, at the time of her death, for her funeral expenses. She died intestate, and the .plaintiff, who was an undertaker, buried her and furnished all the necessary articles for her funeral and interment. The plaintiff was not employed to render the services or furnish the articles.