Stanley v. Whitmire

Jordan, Justice.

Norma Whitmire Stanley appeals from a judgment denying her specific performance and other relief in her action against the executors of her father’s estate. The case was submitted on an agreed statement of facts.

The will of Ferd Nelson Whitmire appointed his two sons, Joe F. Whitmire and John N. Whitmire, as executors. The testator’s property was given equally to his children.

On November 12, 1973, the attorney representing the executors mailed a letter to each of the heirs, except the executors, which stated in part as follows: "They [the executors] have concluded that the…