McCurtain v. Hinson

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Price, J.:

This was an action for specific performance of an oral contract, or, in the alternative, for damages. Plaintiffs appeal from an order sustaining a general demurrer to their amended petition.

On August 18, 1956, Floyd A. Howard and Dorothea Earlene Howard, husband and wife, met simultaneous death in an airplane crash. Each died intestate.

Floyd was survived by Lily Ann Hinson, a daughter by a previous marriage, as his only heir-at-law.

Dorothea was survived by Ronald McCurtain and Jerry Evan McCurtain, sons by. a previous marriage, as her only…