Dietz v. Dietz

Dell, Chief Justice.

Action for an accounting and to recover real estate conveyed to plaintiff and defendant Donald Dietz in joint tenancy in consideration for an oral agreement to support. Said defendant appeals from an order denying his motion for a new trial.

Plaintiff, 69 years old at the time of trial, is the mother of the defendant Donald Dietz (hereinafter referred to as the defendant). The trial court found, among others, the following facts: After the death of plaintiff’s husband in 1912, the defendant, who had considerable business experience, took charge of plaintiff’s assets and…