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ALDEN v. PRESLEY

637 S.W.2d 862 (1982)

Jo Laverne ALDEN, Appellee, v. Vernon E. PRESLEY, Executor of the Estate of Elvis A. Presley, et al., Appellants.

Supreme Court of Tennessee, at Jackson.

August 30, 1982.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Henry M. Beaty, Jr., Memphis, for appellants.

Palmer E. Miller, Charles L. Glascock, Memphis, for appellee.

OPINION

FONES, Justice.

This is an action against the estate of Elvis Presley to enforce a gratuitous promise to pay off the mortgage on plaintiff's home made by decedent but not consummated prior to his death.

The trial court denied recovery but the Court of Appeals found that plaintiff had relied upon the promise to her detriment and awarded plaintiff judgment on the theory of promissory estoppel.

I.

Plaintiff alleged that she...

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