Chaffee v. Chaffee

Defendant is the widow of Guy W. Chaffee, who died August 1, 1913. Plaintiff is his mother. *134It is the claim of plaintiff that deceased left an estate of the actual value of $100,000 or more. This action is based on a claim that a compromise was made between the parties hereto, resulting in the giving of a bond by defendant to plaintiff conditioned on the payment of $50 per month to plaintiff during her lifetime, subject to certain modifications. Defendant concedes the giving of the bond and made payments thereon, but later refused to make further payments on the ground of failure of…