Johnson v. Cooper

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Burgh, J.:

The question presented by this appeal is whether a deed of real estate deposited by the grantor with a banker, to be given to the grantee at the grantor’s death, was delivered.

Lethia Hayes, now Lethia Johnson and plaintiff in the action, went to live with Jake Kessler and his wife, and remained with them until she married, a period of about three years. During the first year, she received some wages. After .that she simply made her home with the Kesslers, kept house for them, and took care of Mrs. Kessler, who was an invalid. On October 20,…