Legal Opinion

Brown v. . Adams

Supreme Court of North Carolina

Decided November 7, 1917Published

Civil ACTION, tried before Harding, J., and a jury, at May Term, 1917, of Pitt.

1Opinion of the CourtWalker, J.

This action was brought for the purpose of recovering the value of services performed in taking care of the defendant, J. E. S. Adams, in his old age and while he was feeble and infirm, upon the promise made by him at the time that he would leave to plaintiff’s intestate, Denie T. Brown, and her children, plaintiff herself being one of them, all of his property, both real and personal, worth about $20,000.

Plaintiff sued as administratrix of her mother and in her own behalf, to recover whatever amount is due on account of the services rendered by them- under the contract, and in order to…

2Cases cited23 opinions

  1. Bunn v. . ToddSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1890
  2. Parks v. CaudleTexas Supreme Court · 1882
  3. March v. . VerbleSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1878
  4. Pederson v. ChristoffersonSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1906
  5. Gray v. . CooperSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1871

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