Webb v. Saunders

Action to rescind a deed. Plaintiff and respondent Annie W. Webb, a widow, approximately 85 years of age in 1943, lived next door to defendants and appellants C. B. and Myrtle Saunders, husband and wife. Mrs. Webb’s closest relatives were second cousins living in Canada.

According to the depositions of defendants, they performed neighborly acts for plaintiff for quite some time and gained her confidence to the extent that she entrusted Mr. Saunders with approximately $2,500 of her money, which he kept in his personal bank account. He borrowed $2,000 from her to make a down payment on a house…