WILLIAMS v. MASON

No. 07-58847.

556 So.2d 1045 (1990)

Joe Ann WILLIAMS, Administratrix of Estate of Roosevelt Adams, Deceased v. Frances MASON.

Supreme Court of Mississippi.

February 7, 1990.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Tyree Irving, Walls & Irving, Greenwood, for appellant.

Kinney M. Swain, Greenville, for appellee.

Before HAWKINS, P.J., and ROBERTSON and PITTMAN, JJ.


ROBERTSON, Justice, for the Court:

I.

In 1962, Roosevelt Adams promised Frances Mason that, if she would live in his home and do his bidding, at his death she would take all of his property. Not a word of this was in writing. In fact, Mason moved into Adams' home and did for well over twenty years as she had agreed. Adams died intestate, and our question is whether, by reason of the agreement or otherwise, Mason holds any enforceable rights against his estate...

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