Cooklin v. Cooklin

Fred Cooklin, plaintiff, an aged gentleman, gave his granddaughter Mildred, defendant herein, a mortgage of $1,000 on his farm. He did so out of respect to the wishes of his wife who had died previous to giving the mortgage. He was fond of defendant and did not want his son, defendant’s father, to share in the property. Subsequently, plaintiff changed his mind and wanted a return of the gift or have the mortgage transferred to other property, inasmuch as he had sold the property upon which the mortgage had been given. He brought suit, and the trial judge gave him a decree setting aside the…