Prentice v. Cox

Elsijane T. Roy, Justice.

In 1973, appellee L. C. Cox,1 an 80 year old man, had for about three years been living with one of his daughters, appellant Orba Prentice, and two of her children at her home in Illinois. Some years before 1973 both of appellee’s legs had been amputated above the knees because of diabetes. He required regular medication and was confined to a wheel chair.

Appellee told appellant he would deed her 40 acres of his land in Arkansas if appellant would return to live on the farm and care for him during his life. Appellant was reluctant to accept the proposal, but after a…