Burger v. Burger

On March 24th, 1925, complainant and one Oscar G. Burger executed a deed ostensibly made by them as husband and wife, conveying two parcels of real estate to a dummy who in turn immediately conveyed the same parcels to the same Oscar G. Burger. The present action was brought to set aside these deeds. Oscar G. Burger died during the pendency of this action and the devisees under his will have been brought in as parties defendants in his stead.

The circumstances herein are unusual. Complainant had been married in Germany to one Roemer, who abandoned her there. After several years she came to…