Vidon v. Roberts

This is an action in chancery, filed May, 1940, to, among other things, cancel certain deeds and for an accounting. There is a cross-complaint for foreclosure based on one of the deeds sought to be canceled. The main point raised* however, is that the trial court erred in holding plaintiff was bound by the terms of a stipulation contained in a court order. Plaintiff sought to appeal to the Supreme Court. The appeal was transferred here.

In the trial court the cause was referred to a master who reported his findings and conclusions. The parties, however, stipulated in an order entered October…