Barbara Houston v. John Houston, III

OPINION

POGUE, Judge.

Appellant Barbara Houston appeals the District Court’s grant of summary judgment in a suit arising out of a family dispute over an alleged contract for payment of proceeds of a life insurance policy to satisfy a mortgage debt on Appellant’s New Jersey residence (“residence”). The two questions at issue are whether the Statute of Frauds applies to the alleged contract, and if so, whether there is sufficient evidence to support the inference that the parties had an oral agreement. For the reasons discussed below, we affirm the District Court’s decision.

I. BACKGROUND

Because…