NC · jury_instructions
N.C.P.I.—Civil 735.05
ACTION FOR SERVICES RENDERED A DECEDENT-EVIDENCE OF PROMISE TO COMPENSATE BY WILL.
The plaintiff has offered evidence tending to show that (name
decedent) promised (name plaintiff) that he would (describe alleged
promise) in return for services to be rendered by (name plaintiff) and that
(name plaintiff) relied on such promise in rendering services.
A promise to [will real estate] [to compensate a person by leaving
him something by will] is not legally enforceable unless it is in writing,
and the plaintiff may not enforce such a promise and recover what was
promised, but evidence of such promise is evidence which you may
consider in determining whether (name decedent) intended to
compensate (name plaintiff) for services rendered and whether (name
plaintiff) rendered services in expectation that he would be compensated.
You will consider this evidence with all the other evidence, in
determining whether there was an agreement that (name plaintiff) was to
be compensated for services.2
(You will also consider such evidence in determining the period of
time for which plaintiff is to be compensated, as I will instruct you more
fully on the issue:)3
History
N.C.P.I.—Civil 735.05 (December 1977). Prepared by the North Carolina Conference of Superior Court Judges' Committee on Pattern Jury Instructions, assisted by the UNC School of Government; published by the School of Government.
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- 2026-09-24
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