Williams v. Mason

556 So.2d 1045 (1990)

Joe Ann WILLIAMS, Administratrix of Estate of Roosevelt Adams, Deceased

v.

Frances MASON.

No. 07-58847.

Supreme Court of Mississippi.

February 7, 1990.

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…