Finch v. Estes

The appellant filed her bill to enforce specific performance of an oral contract to make a will. Appellees, defendants below, were the heirs at law of Malcolm N. McCaskill, deceased. The averments of the bill are substantially set out herein. Mrs. Finch, appellant, was a sister of Malcolm N. McCaskill, deceased. McCaskill was a man of unusual traits of character. He became interested in the oil and gas business while a youth, eventually becoming a “wildcatter” in search of oil. He met with little success in his quest for oil and gas, but he persisted, and for many years believed that there…