Heth v. Oxendale

Plaintiffs, husband and wife, elderly, of no considerable business experience except farming, resided on a farm near Ionia. The record indicates that they are kind, simple, and credulous. Mr. Heth was in poor health. Defendant William A. Oxendale is a real estate dealer and speculator. The other defendant is his wife. By chance he learned that plaintiffs had a piece of land for sale. The land was conveyed to defendants in exchange for a house and some lots in Lansing. Plaintiffs engaged Mr. Oxendale to look after the Lansing property, collect rents, pay taxes, etc., which he did. Defendants…