Weigand v. Rutschke

The appellant, John Weigand, filed his bill in the circuit court of Sangamon county to set aside a deed from Marie E. Weigand, his mother, (now dead,) to Marie M. Rutschke, his sister, on the ground that it had not been delivered. The court dismissed the bill after a hearing upon the evidence, and the' complainant having appealed, insists that the decree is contrary to the evidence.

Marie E. Weigand, in July, 1903, was the owner of real estate in the city of Springfield, including the property in controversy, which was then a vacant lot. Michael Weigand was her husband, and they had three…