Abbott v. Abbott

174 N.W.2d 335 (1970)

185 Neb. 177

Arthur J. ABBOTT, Appellant,

v.

Ethel S. ABBOTT, Appellee.

No. 37321.

Supreme Court of Nebraska.

February 17, 1970.

Wright, Simmons & Hancock, Scottsbluff, for appellant.

Finlayson, McKie & Fisk, Omaha, Lester A. Danielson, Scottsbluff, for appellee.

Heard before WHITE, C. J., and CARTER, SPENCER, BOSLAUGH, SMITH, McCOWN and NEWTON, JJ.

SMITH, Justice.

Arthur Abbott sued his stepmother, Ethel, to recover damages for promissory fraud and undue influence. He alleged that she thus had caused him to settle objections by his sisters to probate of their father's will. The…