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KLOCKNER v. GREEN

54 N.J. 230 (1969)

254 A.2d 782

RICHARD BENEDICT KLOCKNER, INDIVIDUALLY AND AS GUARDIAN AD LITEM FOR FRANCES MARION KLOCKNER, AN INFANT, PLAINTIFFS-APPELLANTS, v. HARRY GREEN, INDIVIDUALLY AND AS EXECUTOR OF THE ESTATE OF EDYTH G. KLOCKNER, FORMERLY EDYTH RHODES GOODWIN, WILLIAM RHODES, ELIZABETH SYLVANIA, INDIVIDUALLY AND AS GUARDIAN FOR MARGARET RHODES, AN INCOMPETENT, AND CAROLYN WOLF FIELD, DEFENDANTS-RESPONDENTS.

The Supreme Court of New Jersey.

Decided June 27, 1969.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. Sidney Finkel argued the cause for plaintiffs-appellants.

Mr. George Warren argued the cause for respondent William Rhodes (Mr. Lemuel H. Blackburn, Jr., of counsel; Mr. Warren, attorney).

Mr. Frank H. Wisniewski argued the cause for respondent Elizabeth Sylvania (Mr. Wisniewski, of counsel; Messrs. Archer, Greiner, Hunter & Read, attorneys).

The opinion of the court was delivered by SCHETTINO, J.

Plaintiffs, Richard Klockner and Frances Klockner, the stepson and stepgranddaughter respectively of the late Edyth Klockner, brought suit to enforce an alleged oral contract between the deceased and the plaintiffs obligating the deceased to bequeath her estate to the plaintiffs in return for their services to her during her lifetime. Named as defendants were Harry Green, the executor of the estate, William Rhodes...

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