Frost v. Tarr

Jane Tarr and her husband, Green Tarr, sued James Frost and Walter W.. Chisman, executors of the will of Simeon Frost. The complaint is in two paragraphs. It is alleged in the first paragraph, in substance, that in March, 1846, the deceased entered into a contract with the father of the female plaintiff, to take her into his family and to board, educate and clothe her as his own child, until she was twenty-one years old, or was married, or until the death of the said Simeon Frost, and that she should live with him and his family during such time, and if she did so, he would, at his death,…