O'CONNER v. Bamm

Prior to March 6, 1946, the plaintiff, Grace O’Conner, and the defendants, Ernest and Marie Bamm, were neighbors living in Monroe county, Michigan. Mrs. O’Conner was a widow some 71 years of age and in poor health. She owned and lived in a home acquired by her and her husband in 1919. Her brother-in-law who lived with her was likewise in poor health and she decided it would be necessary to sell the home both because she was unable to care for it and because she needed money to live.

The Bamms offered to buy the home and she asked $3,500. An agreement was finally reached and the sale completed,…