John Deere Industrial Equipment Co. v. Gentile

This is an appeal from a decision of the court of common pleas directing a verdict in favor of defendants-appellees, Gloria and Leslie Gentile.

Plaintiff-appellant, John Deere Industrial Equipment Co., brought this action to reform a deed and obtain foreclosure upon property at 2665 Ridgewood Drive, in Parma, Ohio.

Gloria Gentile is the mother of defendants Leslie and Louis Gentile. She purchased the home located at 2665 Ridge-wood Drive for $36,500 in 1969. She paid $20,000 down, and financed the remainder by obtaining a private mortgage for $16,500. In 1977, while she and her husband were…