Laune v. Chandless

This is a bill to enforce a contract of a decedent to make a will in favor of the complainant.

In the year 1906 the complainant left the home in which she was then living and took up her residence with the decedent, Charles J. Chandless and his wife, who were aged people at the time, and took upon herself the work of their home. The wife died some time later, and the complainant continued to live with and look after the decedent and his home until his death in the year 1922. Her case is, that in his lifetime he entered into a contract with her whereby he bound himself to leave his property to…