IN RE ESTATE OF ISOM

No. 43,644

193 Kan. 357 (1964)

394 P.2d 21

In the Matter of the Estate of Martha L. Isom, Deceased. (GEORGE BURROWS, JR., Appellee, v. T.A. DUDLEY and FRANK MANTZKE, Co-Administrators of the Estate of Martha L. Isom, Deceased, et al., Appellants.)

Supreme Court of Kansas.

Opinion filed July 14, 1964.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

A.E. Kramer, of Hugoton, argued the cause, and Bernard E. Nordling, of Hugoton, and L.R. Hannen and H.T. Horrell, both of Burlington, were with him on the brief for the appellants.

Paul A. Wolf, of Hugoton, argued the cause, and J.S. Brollier, of Hugoton, was with him on the brief for the appellee.


The opinion of the court was delivered by

SCHROEDER, J.:

This is an action by George Burrows, Jr. (appellee), hereinafter referred to as the claimant, asking specific performance of an alleged oral contract to devise real estate. It is based upon a claim that Martha L. Isom had made an oral contract in April, 1960, to devise two quarter sections of land, if Burrows and his family would move to her homestead and take care of her and look after her as long as...

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