JACKSON v. JACKSON

No. 7793.

122 Utah 507 (1953)

252 P.2d 214

JACKSON v. JACKSON.

Supreme Court of Utah.

Decided January 15, 1953.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Knox Patterson and O.A. Tangren, Salt Lake City, for appellant.

Henry Ruggeri, Price, Mitchell Melich, Moab, Ruggeri & Gibson, Price, for respondent.


CROCKETT, Justice.

This case concerns an alleged oral promise to make a will. Lillian Jackson, plaintiff, claims that at the time she entered into a written property settlement agreement with and divorced John Jackson in 1919, he promised to bequeath $3,500 to each of their seven children. When he died in 1949, his will did not so provide. She sues his estate in behalf of the children to enforce this oral contract. The trial court resolved the issues against her....

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