Barth v. Titus

Suit by a mother against her daughter to rescind a contract for support, and to compel reconveyance of real property. The daughter, while admitting she received from her mother conveyance of the. property involved, alleged that the transaction was a voluntary gift, with no conditions attaching. Further, although denying any contractual obligation to that end, she alleged that she provided her mother “with a good, comfortable home,” and in doing so was prompted solely by a “daughter's devotion.” The court found that the conveyance “was in consideration of the support of her mother,” as she…