Smith v. Wilson

WILBUR K. MILLER, Circuit Judge.

In 1942 certain realty in the District of Columbia was conveyed to James E. Wilson, the appellee here. He was at that time an infant, living in the home of Agnes Marie Smith, the appellant, who was a mature woman. Later the parties went together to a title insurance company where there was prepared and executed a deed by which the appellee conveyed the property to one of the title insurance' company’s employees as a straw party. The latter in turn executed a deed conveying the real estate to both parties to this litigation as joint grantees. Thereupon the…