McGlaughlin v. Pickerel

This appeal is prosecuted to reverse a decree of the circuit court of Rock Island cotinty which dismissed plaintiffs’ complaint for want of equity. On February 25, 1941, Hiley Peck executed and delivered a deed to defendant, Fuella Pickerel, conveying to her a certain residence property located in the city of Rock Island. The deed reserved a life estate to the grantor. On March 9, 1941, Hiley Peck died intestate, leaving plaintiffs, except as to the administrator, her heirs-at-law. They instituted this suit charging that Hiley Peck was mentally incapable to make the deed and that it was the…