Laspy v. Anderson

COIL, Commissioner.

Appellant, Elsie Mae Laspy, sought to have a warranty deed set aside on the ground that it was obtained by the fraud and misrepresentation of one Carl Anderson, defendant’s father. By the deed, dated May 11, 1955, she purportedly conveyed to respondent-defendant Jack L. Anderson certain real estate in Independence. The trial judge found for defendant and Mrs. Laspy has appealed.

Plaintiff’s evidence tended to show that in January 1955 she had been charged with murder (the murder of her husband on January 1 according to the transcript in a prior case, State v. Laspy, Mo., 298…