Hamilton v. Steininger

Action in equity to set aside three warranty deeds in usual form executed on one occasion by Mrs. Oma Knight, who is hereinafter referred to as deceased. Each deed purported to convey a particular portion of a single tract of business property to a different grantee (all defendants herein), but subject to a reserved life estate in the grantor. Deceased had no children, and her husband had predeceased her. Plaintiffs are the heirs at law of deceased, to wit, her three brothers and a daughter of a deceased sister.

The petition charged that, while deceased by reason of age, health and lack of…