White v. Devendorf’s Empirical Analysis

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1 state decisions

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1. “The courts, before upholding an oral agreement of this kind, which, if carried out, will divert the property of the decedent from its natural channels, will require it to be established by clear, convincing proof. In fact, it must be a case of extraordinary equity, and sustained by unmistakable evidence.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Mahan v. Mahan