Nichols v. Nichols, Jr.

Barney, CJ.

The defendants, John W. Nichols, Jr., and his wife, Ethel, were conveyed the family farm by John’s mother, Ada Nichols, now deceased, after operating it at her instance for many years. It was the defendants’ claim that this conveyance was in response to their performance of an agreement to manage the farm and take care of Ada during her lifetime. The plaintiffs, who are John’s seven surviving brothers and sisters plus the estate of his mother, brought suit seeking an accounting of the farm operations since 1960 and a redistribution of the farm property through the estate. The…