Rice v. Young

This was an action by certain' legatees under the last will and testament of Nellie N. Rice to enforce specific performance of a contract between them and certain dev-isees under said will purportedly intended to effect a distribution of the estate in a manner different from that provided in the will.

In 1935, Robert W. Rice died testate leaving an estate consisting of three quarter sections of land and certain personal property all of the estimated value of $17,000. His will was a mutual will executed by him and his wife, by the terms of which the survivor took the entire estate. This will…