The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-08-05
Aged Leavenworth Woman Files
Sensational Suit.
Declares That Her Son Has De-
frauded Her.
CLAIMED HER INSANE.
He Got a Deed from Her for
Her Real Estate.
Suit Is Brought In Johnson
County Court.

Leavenworth, Kan. Aug. 5.-In suit
Tor the annullment of a will, instituted
IN the district court at Olathe. Johnson
county, Kan, Mrs. Clara Parquette,
resident of this city, as plaintiff. makes
many startling and sensational charges
against her son, f. A. Strasser. now liv-
Ana in Chillicothe, johnson county.
In her petition. filed through her at
torney, Benjamin f. Endres, Mrs. Par
quette claims that prior to February 20,
1902, she was the owner of considerable
real estate in johnson county. but on
the 25th day Of February she alleges
that her son, F. A. Strasser, by misrep-
RESERVATIONS and fraud gained from her
what purports to be a warranty deed
90 her holdings in real estate.
Now she. through Attorney Endres,
prays for an annullment and setting
aside of that deed.
The petition reads;
And now comes the said plaintiff,
Clara Parquette, and complains of the
said defendant, F. \. Strasser, and for
her course of action against him al
1eges
February A. D., 1902, the said plaintiff,
Clara Farquette, was the owner in fee
simple Of the real estate situated lying
and being in the county Of johnson in
the state OF Kansas.
And said plaintiff alleges that on said
25th day Of February A. D., 1902. the
said defendant. F. A. Strasser, by
fraud, misrepresentation, undue intiu-
ence, coercion and deceit, obtained from
said plaintiff what purports to be d
warranty deed to this land.
The said plaintiff alleges that at and
before the time of the execution of said
pretended deed she was we'll advanced
an years, being about so years of age,
that at said time she was in failing
health OF body and mind and was Just
recovering from an attack OF paralysis
and was in such feeble and weak state
of mind as to be utterly incapable OF
transacting business and that said pre-
tended deed was obtained. as aforesaid.
without any consideration being paid
thereof and without the consent of said
plaintiff.
That on account of the weak and
feeble condition OF said plaintiff. she ex-
pressed a desire to go to Leavenworth,
Kan, and make her home with said
Isabella c. Endres. her daughter,
where she would receive proper care and
attention, but the said defendant, f. A.
Strasser, upon learning this fact, abso-
lutely refused to permit said plaintiff TO
do as she desired and informed her that
she could not 90 to live with her daugh-
ter, said Isabella G. Endres. until she
executed the pretended deed herein
above referred to; that by reason OF
the threat OF said +. A. Strasser to de-
he would carry his threat into execution,
the said plaintiff was coerced into MAX
ing said pretended deed against her wish
and Will as aforesaid.
Said plaintiff further alleges that a
short time before the execution of said
pretended deed, and during the time she
was suffering from sickness and while
she was still in a weak and feeble con-
dition, both Of body and mind, the said
defendant, F. A. Strasser, persistenAy
nagged at, persuaded and unduly infiu-
enced said plaintiff. his mother, into ex-
ecuting said pretended deed.
And the PLAINTIFF further alleges for
the purpose Of obtaining a deed to the
real estate hereinbefore described, the
said defendant F. A. Strasser, induced
her to believe that she was crazy and
Incapable of managing her affairs, and
that under the laws of Kansas, it would
be necessary for her to execute deed
10 him, in order that a guardian or ad-
Ininistrator might be appointed to look
after her; all of which statements, ex-
cept the statement that she was in
capable of managing her own affairs,
said F. A. Strasser we'll knew were I'M
true, wrong and deceitful. and were only
made by him for the purpose of OBJ
tanning said pretended deed in order to
gwindle his mother out of her holdings