Grice v. Pearson

The judgment of the court (Eustis, C. L, absent,) was pronounced by

Rost, J.

This is an action against the heirs at law of Nancy Neal Jones, deceased, upon her promise to take charge of the plaintiff, to educate her, to settle her in life, and to give her the bulk of her estate at her death, which promise, it is alleged, was in part executed by Mrs. Jones taking charge of the plaintiff and putting her to school; and, also, by making a will in her favor, which has since been adjudged to be void, for defects of form.

The defendants excepted to the action, on the ground, that the petition discloses…