Crane v. Crane

This was a bill in chancery, filed in the Vermilion circuit court, August 3, 1865, by Jane C. Crane against William H. Crane, her husband, and the widow, heirs and administrator of Oscar F. Harmon, deceased.

The main object of the bill was, to set aside a deed for sixteen and one-half acres of land, executed by the complainant together with her husband, "William H. Crane, on the 19th day of July, 1856, to Oscar F. Harmon, on the ground of its having been extorted and obtained from the complainant by threats, menaces and duress.

The court below, on final hearing, dismissed the bill, and…