LaDam v. Squires

The plaintiff, a widower in his 80’s advertised for a housekeeper-companion. The defendant responded. At the time, the plaintiff had recently acquired a relatively new, but more or less unfurnished, house. It was to be the privilege of the housekeeper to select the remaining necessary furnishings.

But the more critical aspect of the arrangement included the proposed transfer of the house and furnishings to the defendant, on the death of the plaintiff. The findings relate, and the transcript confirms, that the agreement was the usual one that the defendant, in return, was to serve as…