JONES v. ESTATE OF COOPER

No. 47,634

216 Kan. 764 (1975)

533 P.2d 1273

ARETHA JONES, Appellant, v. In the Matter of the Estate of Walter H. Cooper, Deceased, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Kansas.

Opinion filed April 5, 1975.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Willard B. Snyder and Donald C. Little, of Kansas City, Kansas, argued the cause and were on the brief for the appellant.

James P. Davis, of Kansas City, Kansas, argued the cause and was on the brief for the appellee.


The opinion of the court was delivered by

OWSLEY, J.:

Plaintiff, Aretha Jones, appeals from a judgment of the trial court denying her action for specific performance of an oral contract to leave to plaintiff all property owned by decedent, Walter Cooper, in return for services rendered by plaintiff. The trial court found that plaintiff failed to establish by clear and convincing evidence the existence of a contract and that she

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