Simmons v. Shafer
Supreme Court of Kansas
Appeal from Neosho district court; James W. Finley, judge.
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the court was delivered by
Johnston, C. J.:
J. O. Simmons commenced this action against Effie Shafer and Ivan Shafer, her son, to cancel a deed executed by the plaintiff to J. W. Shafer, husband of the defendant, for the expressed consideration of $1000, and to have his title quieted in the land included in the deed.
The plaintiff, who was about seventy years old, feeble and unable properly to take care of himself or his farm, entered into an oral agreement with J. W. Shafer, a grandson, who had been living with the plaintiff, whereby he was to live with the plaintiff on the farm,…
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