Stewart v. Sunagel

On October 2, 1943, August Sunagel, a widower, conveyed an improved parcel of property in Chicago to a nominee, Fred Holzrichter, who, in turn, executed a warranty deed dated two days later to Sunagel, his son, Joseph, and the latter’s wife, Eva, as joint tenants. The deeds were caused to be placed of record on October 8, 1943. Thereafter, on February 29, 1944, August Sunagel, then sixty-nine years of age, died intestate. He was survived by six daughters and four sons as his heirs-at-law. May 29, 1944, the plaintiffs, Elizabeth Stewart and four other daughters of the decedent, and three sons,…