Steller v. Steller

EAGER, Presiding Judge.

This is a suit to set aside a warranty deed alleged to have been executed by reason of coercion and undue influence exercised by the appellants. We shall refer to the parties as they appeared below. Henry Steller, one of the plaintiffs, is a brother of John Steller, one of the defendants. Both were “distant” cousins of the grantor Eva Wlcek. The real estate involved was a comparatively small residence in St. Louis County; the deed was dated May 15, 1958, and it was recorded on February 28, 1961, after the grantor’s death. By answer, the defendants denied all substantive…