Wilkerson Estate Hill v. United States National Bank

This is an appeal by a claimant against an estate from an adverse judgment of the Circuit Court in a proceeding to establish his claim. The claim was for damages for breach of a written contract by which the decedent agreed to sell and convey real property in Union County to the claimant; the defense was, that the contract was mutually rescinded by oral agreement of the parties during the lifetime of the decedent. The court found that the defense had been established. It is practically conceded that there is evidence to support this finding, but the contention of the claimant is that proof of…