Fredrick v. Christensen

Plaintiff brought this action to enforce an alleged oral contract wherein it was agreed that plaintiff should inherit and succeed to the property of John and Clara Fredrick upon their death. The trial court determined that the contract in fact existed and gave effect thereto. The defendants have appealed.

Plaintiff was legally adopted by John and Clara Fredrick in 1910. The basis of plaintiff’s claim is that the consent of plaintiff’s father to the adoption was given in consideration of the oral agreement that plaintiff would become the heir of the Fredricks and receive the Fredrick property…