Grohn v. Marquardt

CADENA, Justice.

Appellants, Carl Anthony Grohn and his brother, Lawrence Owen Grohn, seek review by way of writ of error (Rules 358-363, Texas Rules of Civil Procedure) of a judgment setting aside, on the grounds of fraud and undue influence, a deed executed by plaintiff, Fritz Marquardt, conveying a tract of land known as the Marquardt Ranch to appellants’ parents, A. C. Grohn, deceased, and his wife, Adié Izóla Grohn. Appellants were not named as parties to the suit. They filed no pleadings and did not participate in the trial.

The sole defendant named in plaintiff’s petition was the mother…