GREEN v. RICHMOND


369 Mass. 47 (1975)

337 N.E.2d 691

BERNYCE GREEN vs. RICHARD J. RICHMOND, executor.

Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts, Suffolk.

November 10, 1975.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James D. St. Clair (William Lender & Kevin P. Curry with him) for the defendant.

Francis J. DiMento (Thomas C. Cameron with him) for the plaintiff.

Present: TAURO, C.J., BRAUCHER, HENNESSEY, KAPLAN, & WILKINS, JJ.


HENNESSEY, J.

This is an appeal by the defendant from a judgment rendered against him as the personal representative of the estate of Maxwell Evans Richmond (the decedent). The action was in the nature of quantum meruit and sought recovery for services rendered by the plaintiff in reliance on the decedent's oral promise to leave a will bequeathing his entire estate to her.

A jury trial in the Superior Court resulted in a verdict for the plaintiff in the amount...

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