Sumner v. Sumner

George Watson Sumner died on February 20, 1924. His widow, Maudthilde Willis Sumner, is the defendant in this action. Two sons and two daughters of George Watson Sumner, by a former marriage, are the plaintiffs, and they demand judgment declaring that the defendant’s interest under a deed of conveyance of real estate to her and her late husband is that of a mortgagee only. The deed in question was made by the executors of the last will and testament of Frederick C. Vrooman. It was delivered to George Watson Sumner and Maudthilde Willis, his wife, on December 21, 1903, and recorded on January…