Daane v. Lovell

Plaintiffs ward, Bertha Lehto, gave her niece, Angela Lovell, a deed to her farm, retaining only a life estate. Plaintiff brought suit for cancellation of the deed, alleging undue influence and failure of consideration. The trial court held that the deed was a valid gift. We affirm.

In this chancery case we review de novo, examining the entire record, weighing all of the evidence and subjecting the trial court’s findings of fact to closer scrutiny than we would employ on review of a jury verdict. Kar v Hogan, 399 Mich 529, 546; 251 NW2d 77, 82 (1976), Tuttle v Department of State Highways, 397…