Raith v. Leckner

The objects of these proceedings are:

A. To have this Court decree that a deed by the late Boston Pear of his home place to his daughter Mary, while absolute in form was intended to con*332vey and did convey that property to her “in trust for the benefit of himself and his family” then consisting of his nine children and his three infant grandsons, children of a deceased son.

B. That a mortgage to Edward L. Ward on that property from the daughter, Mary Leckner, binds only Mrs. Leckner’s one-tenth interest therein.

O. And for general relief.

While the three grandchildren and some of his children are…