Meltzer v. Wendell-West

A summary judgment granted to defendant Safeco Credit Company, Inc., dismissed the plaintiff’s claim for rescission of quitclaim deeds from Herbert M. Meltzer, acting alone, to Wendell-West, a limited partnership, engaged in the development and sale of land. The plaintiff asserts that since the deeds were executed by the husband alone they are voidable because the wife, Fern Meltzer, did not sign and join in the conveyance.

Wendell-West initially had promised to convey to Herbert and Fern Meltzer by “Deed and Seller’s Assignment of Real Estate Contract,” contracts reflecting unpaid balances of…