Stephens v. Duckworth

Oh June 16, 1938, W. J. Tullos died intestate, and his son, John R. Tullos, was appointed administrator of his estate. His daughter, Mrs. Sallie Stephens, filed her petition in the Chancery Court, alleging that for a. period of about eight years, from March 27, 1930, she had been induced by her father to leave her own home, and remove, with her four minor children, to his home in order to take care of him and his place-, consisting of 40 acres; promising that he would give her the home place at his death. In her petition she set up that there was an express contract, not an implied one, which…