Van Dyke v. Van Dyke

An equitable petition was brought by Mary J. Van Dyke against Alice M. Yan Dyke, to establish the plaintiff’s *831claim of title to a certain tract of land described in her petition; to have a deed under which the defendant held possession of the premises delivered up and cancelled ; and for other relief. The petition set forth the following allegations of fact: During the year 1895, and prior thereto, the plaintiff owned in fee simple the tract of land above mentioned. In April of that year she decided to give to her son, E. A. Yan Dyke, some of her property; being moved to do so by natural love…