Silver v. Graves
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Contract, by three sisters against their brother, alleging that on February 15,1905, the father of the plaintiffs and the defendant died, leaving a will by which the defendant was given the .greater part of the father’s estate, that the plaintiffs contested the allowance of this will and took an appeal from a decree of the Probate Court allowing it, that in consideration of the plaintiffs promising to withdraw their appeal the defendant promised to give them a reasonable sum…
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Contract, by three sisters against their brother, alleging that on February 15,1905, the father of the plaintiffs and the defendant died, leaving a will by which the defendant was given the .greater part of the father’s estate, that the plaintiffs contested the allowance of this will and took an appeal from a decree of the Probate Court allowing it, that in consideration of the plaintiffs promising to withdraw their appeal the defendant promised to give them a reasonable sum therefor, that thereupon the plaintiffs withdrew their appeal, but that the defendant refused to perform his promise.…
1Opinion of the CourtRugg, J.
The father of the three plaintiffs and of the defendant was survived by them and a widow. By his will each of the plaintiffs was given $100, the widow $1,000, and the defendant the residue of the estate amounting to about $7,500. The defendant was made executor. The plaintiffs appealed from a decree of the Probate Court allowing the will. There was evidence tending to show that during the pendency of the appeal there were several conferences between the plaintiffs or some of them and the defendant, at which the defendant promised the plaintiffs that, if they would withdraw the appeal and let…
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