Murphy v. Murphy’s Empirical Analysis

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2 state decisions

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1. ““ From the facts recited in the declaration there was a contest between the parties whether the will was valid and should stand, and it was in settlement of the prospective litigation concerning it the agreement was made, and in consequence all further effort to set aside the will was abandoned. It was the adjustment of a controversy, as we must suppose honestly inaugurated, and that always had been regarded as a sufficient consideration to support an agreement. Honeyman v. Jarvis, 79 Ill. 318 ; Pool v. Docker, 92 Ill. 501 . And it is familiar law that one promise is sufficient consideration for another. We can not regard the contract set forth in the declaration in any other light than a simple promise to pay appellants a stipulated amount to be measured by the value of one-fifth of three-fourths of the land in controversy, in consideration of their abandonment of their purpose to contest the will of their father.””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Murphy v. Murphy