Farley v. Farley

Suit by the appellant, who was the plaintiff, against her son, Lewis Farley. The case is this:

On the 27th of June, 1856, the parties entered into a written contract whereby the plaintiff agreed to convey to the defendant all her real and personal estate, in considera*332tion that he, in and by the same contract, bound “himself and his heirs in the sum of 4,000 dollars to take care of her, Nancy, in sickness and in health, also to clothe. and feed her during life; and further to support and maintain her daughter, Mary Farley, while she remained single; and to do the same on the old farm.”

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