Hamilton v. Hamilton

The petition alleges that in 1859 the defendant, who was a brother of the plaintiff, agreed with plaintiff, who was eleven years old, and his mother, (who was a widow,) that if the plaintiff and his mother would come to defendant’s house and live with him, and if the plaintiff would assist in farming operations until he arrived at the age of twenty-one years, the defendant would, on plaintiff’s arrival at the age of twenty-one, give to plaintiff one-half of all his estate, real and personal.

*233The petition further states that the plaintiff and his mother did go to defendant’s house and continue…