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HAROLD v. HAROLD
Supreme Court of Kansas (1975) | 218 Kan. 284; 543 P.2d 1019
TL;DR: A man willed all property to his wife based on her oral promise to convey land to his mother. After he died, the wife refused. The court reversed summary judgment, allowing the mother to prove the oral contract under an exception to the Statute of Frauds.
Legal Significance: An oral contract to convey land may be enforced despite the Statute of Frauds if one party has fully performed in reliance on the promise, thereby preventing the statute from being used as an instrument of fraud.