Pfaff v. Petrie

The plaintiff, Mary M. Pfaff, filed her complaint in the circuit court of Rock Island county seeking the cancellation of a quitclaim deed* executed by her on January 14, 1944, in favor of the defendants, Lex Petrie and Madge Petrie, his wife. The master in chancery to whom the cause was referred recommended that the deed be set aside. The chancellor sustained defendants’ exceptions, and entered a decree dismissing the complaint for the want of equity. Plaintiff prosecutes this appeal.

On January 14, 1944, and for a number of years prior thereto, Mary M. Pfaff was the owner in fee simple of a…