Baker v. Baker

Irwin W. Baker died intestate on July 27, 1906, leaving surviving him his wife, Elizabeth Baker, his five sons, David, Irwin Wallace, Isaac Clinton, Frederick and John, and one daughter, Nancy Jane. On March 16, 1906, he and his wife executed four warranty deeds, conveying to each of the sons, except John, certain land in Iroquois county, aggregating 440 acres. On February 14, 1907, John and Nancy Jane filed their bill in the circuit court of Iroquois county to set aside the four deeds upon the ground of fraud and undue influence exercised upon Irwin W. Baker, and his mental incapacity. Upon…