Jacobs's Exor. v. Meyers

Opinion of the Court by

Judge Thomas

Reversing.

c- :--On -May '23, 1917,-Mrs. Josephine B. Jacob,-for many years a childless widow, and-who was nearly ninety-three years of age, executed a deed to the appellee and defendant below, Mrs. Cornelia Meyers, conveying to her a house and lot in the city of Paducah in which the grantor resided, and being all of the real property which she possessed, reserving, however, the right for the grantor to occupy the property during her life. The *595consideration expressed in tbe deed was one dollar and' faithful services rendered by the grantee to the grantor.…