Taylor v. Milam

Appellants contend that they entered into an oral contract with Robert Alden Milam on the 5th day of July, 1943, whereby it was agreed that Milam, at his death, would leave his property to appellants, who are nieces and nephews of Milam’s deceased wife. Milam died on the 23rd day of November, 1949, intestate. Appellants filed this suit to enforce the alleged contract, and the Chancellor held that the evidence was not sufficient to prove that a contract had ever been made between the parties.

Evidence was introduced to the effect that some of the appellants and their mother, on the 5th day of…