Murdoch v. Leonard

Claiming title to certain residence property in Tacoma under a sheriff’s deed and a deed from defendant, plaintiff brought this action to quiet title and for possession of the property. The defendant, alleging the deeds were procured by fraud perpetrated upon her by plaintiff, countered with a simi lar action. From a decree in favor of defendant, plaintiff appeals.

The appellant, at the time of the transactions out of which the action arose, was married to respondent’s niece. He was a man of considerable business experience. Respondent was in her late sixties—an invalid with no business…