O'Sullivan v. Simpson

MR. JUSTICE METCALF:

Philipp Laux died testate on the 25th day of October, 1946. His daughter Katherine Simpson, is executrix of the estate. The entire estate was willed to his wife, Kathi Laux. This is an action by another daughter, Francisca O’Sullivan, against Katherine Simpson and Kathi Laux to compel specific performance of an oral agreement allegedly made by the deceased to bequeath and devise to the plaintiff one-ninth of all his property.

The action was tried before the court without a jury and judgment was granted to the defendants. The court made findings of fact and conclusions of…