Ward v. Ward

This is an action in equity to cancel a deed made by John Ward, the plaintiffs father, to the defendant William Ward, another son of the deceased. The defendant prevailed, and the plaintiff appeals.

John Ward, the litigants’ common ancestor, was a parsimonious, quick-tempered, odd-appearing, eccentric, illiterate old man. He was a firm believer in the efficacy of outspoken prayer, but prone "to lapse into profanity if ir*745ritated or annoyed. In 1887 John Ward’s first wife died, Two sons survived her, the plaintiff, 14 years of age, and the defendant William Ward, 22 years of age. John Ward…