In Re Cramer's Estate

This is an appeal from a decree of the trial court granting specific performance of an alleged contract to leave property by will or otherwise.

Augustus C. Cramer, deceased, was a man lacking formal education as is apparent from his correspondence. He was 74 years old at the time of his death, a bachelor, and had always lived alone except during periods when he had hired men to stay with him. Plaintiff, Andrew J. Bell, was an unskilled mine worker, about 40 years of age, with very limited education. They met and became friends in 1930, about eight years before Mr. Cramer died, and an affection…