Bell v. Bell

TITUS, Judge.

In March 1973, the then 76-year-old plaintiff sold certain Dade County farmland and a house to defendants, his nephew et uxor. Subsequently a dispute arose as to the quantum of the property sold. The controversy terminated (so it was thought) upon execution of a September 1973 settlement agreement whereby, inter alia, defendants agreed to give plaintiff a lifetime lease to the house and yard. The lease was to terminate before death if plaintiff committed acts which would “invalidate the insurance [on the house] or increase the rate thereon” or if the house became vacant for a…