Scott v. Grinnell

Lampeón, J.

The plaintiff admits that the promises made to her by the decedent were oral, unless the documentary evidence in the possession of the executor and sought by her motion for discovery contains written confirmation of such promises. It is also conceded that decedent’s estate consists only of personal property of a value in excess of $500 so that plaintiff’s action is governed by the provisions of RSA 346:4. “A contract to will personalty of a greater value than $500 must be in writing unless there has been such payment as removes the case from the provisions of the uniform sales…