Bartholomew v. Marshall

This is a submitted controversy involving the title to real property. The premises were conveyed to Ada Baker (Marshall), Nina Cummings and Frank Cummings “ without further words showing the intentions of the parties.” Ada Baker (Marshall) is the mother of Nina Cummings, who was the wife of Frank. After the death of the latter, Ada and Nina conveyed a portion of the premises to plaintiffs. Frank Cummings was survived by his wife and two brothers. Plaintiffs contracted to convey the premises to defendants, who refused to carry out their contract and accept a deed, asserting that the brothers…