Taylor v. Johnson

McCLOUD, Chief Justice.

David Johnson sued Leta Taylor, his aunt, and J.Y. Taylor Manufacturing Company alleging claims for anticipatory breach of an oral contract to make a will or devise and common law fraud. Defendants denied the claims and filed two counterclaims for loans made to the plaintiff. The trial court entered judgment in favor of plaintiff for $846,266.61. Defendants prevailed on one of their two counterclaims. Defendants appeal. We reverse and render in part, and affirm in part.

Plaintiff testified that in early July 1981 defendant Leta Taylor orally promised to devise to…