Segal v. Saunders

McDONALD, Chief Justice.

Mrs. Martha J. Saunders, a widow, •owned as her separate property a parcel of real estate in Dallas, which she occupied .as her home. In 1939 she executed and •delivered to her son James H. Saunders .a general warranty deed purporting to convey the property to him for a recited consideration of one dollar and other valuable consideration. The deed was duly recorded. Mrs. Saunders continued to live in the premises until her death in 1946.

James H. Saunders and his wife both died in 1944. Mrs. E. E. Jeffcoat, their daughter and the administratrix of their respective…