Croker v. Clegg

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Hehek, J.

The question at issue is the validity of a gift of a parcel of real estate in the city of Camden, whereon a dwelling house is erected, made by Prank A. Thees — three weeks before his death when he .was eighty years of age and in failing health— to Helen M. Clegg, with whose parents he boarded at the monthly rate of $25. She also resided with her parents. Thees was a widower. His occupation for some years before his death was that of an industrial insurance solicitor and collector. He had three children who maintained their own homes. There was…