Stewart v. Board of County Commissioners

Mrs. Stewart brought suit against defendants in error to quiet title in the N. W. % of sec. 9, township 7, range 45, in Phillips- county. She was defeated and brings error.

The defendant, the board of county commissioners, claimed title in fee, by virtue of a quitclaim deed from plaintiff, who had the remainder, made in 1914, and a quitclaim from one Gilbert, her aged father, who’had an estate for life. The deeds were given upon a resolution of the defendant board that the county would support Gilbert during his life and aid the daughter. She alleged duress, but on that issue the court found…