Kerr v. McKenna

This is a bill in equity to cancel and set aside a deed to the respondent executed and delivered by Annie M. Shanley a short time prior to her death. The cause was heard on bill, answer and proof before a justice of the Superior Court, and at the conclusion of the testimony, the bill was denied and dismissed. From the final decree denying and dismissing the bill, the complainants have appealed to this court.

The complainants, who reside in California, are cousins and heirs at law of the deceased grantor. The respondent was not related to the deceased, but was a friend and neighbor. The…