Apple v. Apple

The plaintiffs, Oscar E. Apple and Bertha D. Apple, his wife, brought an action in the circuit court of Rock Island County against the defendants, Dolores J. Apple and Patricia J. Apple, to set aside a deed as a cloud on their title to certain real estate and for an accounting of rents and profits. Plaintiffs claimed title as joint tenants under a warranty deed from Frank A. Johnson and Emma A. Johnson, his wife, dated June 21, 1947, and recorded August 8, 1947. The instrument attacked by plaintiffs as a cloud upon their title is a warranty deed executed on June 25, 1947, by Frank A. Johnson,…