Mayes v. Central Trust Co.

Plaintiff filed a bill against the administrator of the estate of Emma Davenport Morse, deceased, and her heirs, for specific performance of an oral agreement to convey real estate.

Plaintiff was the daughter of deceased and claims in her bill that during the year 1935 she entered into an agreement with her mother whereby in consideration of plaintiff’s care and support of deceased during her lifetime, at such time as deceased should need it, deceased would convey certain real estate to plaintiff and her three children.

In August, 1935, deceased concluded to purchase a home and requested the…