O'BRIEN v. Demeules

Magnet, Justice.

Defendants demurred to an amended complaint in an action for specific performance of an oral contract to convey or devise real property on the ground that it did not state facts sufficient to constitute a cause of action. The demurrer was sustained, and plaintiff appeals.

The complaint alleges in substance the following facts:

On June 1, 1945, one Henrietta Moreau was 58 years old and plaintiff 45 years old. Henrietta was physically handicapped. She weighed 245 pounds. Her vision was greatly impaired. She could read with difficulty, had trouble recognizing her friends, and was…