Shepherd v. Mazzetti

These are consolidated appeals from a decision of the court of Chancery granting specific performance postmortem of an oral promise of Adolfo Mazzetti (“father”) to convey real estate to Remo Mazzetti (“son”) for consideration, notwithstanding a contrary disposition by the father’s Will. Defendant-below, Lucia M. Shepherd (“daughter”), individually and as Executrix of her father’s Estate, appeals from the Chancellor’s ruling requiring daughter to administer her father’s Will as though decedent had devised the family home to his son (plaintiff-below) rather than to her, as his Will provided.…