Equitable Trust Co. v. Hollingsworth

Carey, Judge,

delivering the opinion of the court:

The legal principles applicable to this case are so well settled that a mere summary of them will suffice; in fact, there seems to be no real difference of opinion on the part of counsel concerning those principles. It should be said that we are not here concerned with the equitable rules pertaining to fraud or mistake, as our examination of the matter is limited to the question of whether or not a valid and enforcible contract to bequeath has been satisfactorily established.

Equity will enforce a valid contract to make a will, usually by…