WILHOITE v. NELSON

SC 1353.

319 So.2d 265 (1975)

Floyie WILHOITE and Elnora N. Wilhoite v. Leroy NELSON and Florence Nelson.

Supreme Court of Alabama.

September 25, 1975.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Sherman B. Powell, Decatur, for appellants.

Julian Harris, Decatur, for appellees.


MADDOX, Justice.

The legal question presented is whether a letter containing an offer to convey to promisee one-half of everything the promisor receives by way of inheritance can be specifically enforced.

Plaintiffs are husband and wife. Defendants are husband and wife. Plaintiff wife is the sister of the defendant husband. The subject property was inherited by defendant husband from one Molly Terry, the aunt of plaintiff wife and defendant husband. Plaintiffs...

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