Lemley v. Shafer

The petition of the plaintiff, Tacey E. Lemley, alleges that about September 11, 1917, she signed a deed to the defendant, Edward Shafer, purporting Jo convey the lands described in the petition; that said deed was without consideration; *363that she placed it in escrow to be delivered at her death; that by mistake the third person to whom it was delivered caused the same to be recorded; that plaintiff has since determined not to deliver said deed and that the record constitutes a cloud on her title. The prayer is that the deed be cancelled and the record cleared. The answer admits the making and…