Widman v. Maurer

J. — This was an action to compel the executor of a decedent’s estate specifically to perform an alleged oral contract of the decedent obligating her to devise and bequeath her entire estate equally among her ten surviving children. Upon a trial before the court, without a jury, findings were made, conclusions were drawn, and a decree was entered directing the executor to disregard certain provisions contained in the last will and testament of the decedent and to distribute her estate among her children, share and share alike, as prayed for in the complaint. The defendants, including the…