Groves v. Groves

On May 18, 1954, plaintiff, Doris N. Groves, a widow then 86, made an absolute warranty deed to her son Ralph, then 64, of 220 acres of unimproved farm land in Hamilton County. The deed recites consideration of one dollar and other valuable considerations. Value of the land was $77,000. On the previous March 1st plaintiff made a written lease of the same land to Ralph for ten years at annual rent of $2000 plus taxes and expense of keeping up the fences. Ralph farmed the land as tenant since March 1, 1941, on these terms except he did not pay the taxes until 1943. However, the lease for the…