After learning of the death of his brother, Kirksey sent his brother's widow who had several children a letter inquiring about her situation. He said that he would like for her to move to his farm $($some $60$ miles away$)$ if she had not yet acquired the right to live on her open land. The brother$-$in$-$law promised to give the widow a place to stay if she moved. The widow lived on leased public land and would have attempted to secure the land had she continued to reside there, however she moved to the brother$-$in$-$law's farm. For the first two years, the brother$-$in$-$law put the widow and her children up in a comfortable home and gave her land to cultivate. After the first two years, the brother$-$in$-$law removed the widow and placed her in an uncomfortable house in the woods and then subsequently required that widow leave the house in the woods. The widow sued to enforce the promise.