Menard v. Menard

Plaintiff seeks a decree to set aside a deed signed by him conveying to defendant certain property in the village of L’Anse, Baraga county, on the ground it was not legally executed, was signed in blank, was never delivered to defendant, was without consideration, and was not intended to operate as an absolute conveyance. Defendant is the stepmother of plaintiff by the second marriage of plaintiff’s father.

The instrument in question was received by plaintiff for execution through the mail from his father, together with a letter. According to the bill of complaint, his father represented to…