Bloomer v. Cist

The plaintiff sued defendants and others to set aside the will of her brother, William C. Bare. Pending the suit, Sarah A. Bare, the mother of plaintiff, died, leaving a will in which was a provision for plaintiff, on the condition that she dismiss the suit within 30 days after her mother’s death, which occurred May 31st, 1896.

Negotiations looking to a settlement of the suit were begun by the attorney for the plaintiff, who, on June 26, invited a proposition to that end from the defendants. Their attorney declined the next day to make a proposition, but intimated a willingness to entertain…