Reuther v. Ziegenfus

The purpose of this suit was to have set aside certain deeds given by the plaintiff’s mother, now deceased, to her sons, Edward Ziegenfus and William A. Ziegenfus.

The theory of the bill is that Mrs. Ziegenfus was mentally incompetent at the time the deeds were executed, and that they were procured as the result of undue influence by Edward and William. From a decree dismissing her bill the plaintiff has appealed.

The deeds in question were made at different times and under different conditions. We will first discuss the deed to William. In 1918, Mrs. Ziegenfus purchased a farm of 42 acres near…