Ford v. White

Blackburn, Chief Judge.

Chester Allen Ford brought an action seeking specific performance of a verbal agreement by the terms of which his great uncle promised to leave him his entire estate in return for Ford’s rendering certain services for the rest of his great uncle’s life. At the conclusion of Ford’s case, the trial judge granted appellee Jay White’s motion for directed verdict. Ford appeals, and we affirm.

Chester Ford testified at trial that in March 1997, Clay Ford, his great uncle, told him that he was going to need somebody to look after him and take care of him; he asked Chester if he…