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LAWRENCE v. LADD

570 P.2d 638 (1977)

280 Or. 181

Maxine F. LAWRENCE, Respondent, v. Priscilla LADD, As Personal Representative of the Estate of John Henry Cline, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Oregon, Department No. 2.

Decided October 25, 1977.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael R. Genna, Cottage Grove, argued the cause for appellant. With him on the briefs was Maynard Wilson, Cottage Grove.

Herb Lombard, of Sahlstrom & Lombard, Eugene, argued the cause and filed a brief for respondent.

Before DENECKE, C.J., TONGUE and BRYSON, JJ., and GILLETTE, J. Pro Tem.

TONGUE, Justice.

This is an action against a decedent's estate by a woman who lived with him for 14 years without the benefit of matrimony. In her complaint she seeks recovery both for breach of an alleged oral agreement to make a will and also for breach of an implied contract to pay her for the reasonable value of her services. The case was tried to a jury, which returned a verdict in her favor in the sum of $36,190.12...

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