Dodge v. New Hampshire Centennial Home for the Aged

The position of the plaintiff is stated as follows: “She [Miss Johnson] offered to pay the required deposit of $400 and to give all her property to the defendant in consideration of her admission to the Home as a member for life. . . . The plaintiff’s offer or proposal to become a member could not become binding until her conditions were met by unconditional acceptance by defendant. Her death would terminate the offer unless previously accepted in accordance with its terms.”

The defendant claims that a completed contract existed between it and the deceased subject to termination only in the…