Baker v. Baker

Plaintiff sued defendant for divorce, charging cruelty, and in her complaint sought partition of property held in joint tenancy. Defendant answered, denying the substantial averments of the complaint. Elizabeth M. Baker and Fred J. Baker, sister and brother of defendant, intervened, averring that they had advanced $15,000 of the $16,000 paid for the property, upon the promise of Petrina and George Baker that they would execute a note and mortgage for the amount of the loan. Defendant admitted and plaintiff denied the averments of the petition.

The trial court heard the evidence and upon the…