Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-05-02
FILES ACTION TO
SET ASIDE DEED
F. c. Lund. Moline. Claims Mrs, Hattie
VI. >lyt"r Secured His Property
by Fraud.
BREAKS PROMISE To MARRY
complainant Declares Comely Widow
Exercised Undue Influence Over
Him in Deal.
BREAkS PROMISE To MARRY

Alleging that the defendant refused
to marry him after he had been in
duced to deed over to her valuable
house and lot in College Heights addi-
ton to the city Of Rock Island, f. G.
Lund. Moline carpenter. filed suit in
circuit court this morning against
Mrs. Hattie NJ Slyter, also of Moline
10 cancel deed TO the premises. Judge
Il. ". Olmsted is counsel for com
plainant.
The bill alleges that the complain
AMI is SIS and widower: that he was
born and reared in Sweden and came
TO this country when he was - wears
Of age and that he is employed in re-
pairing of buildings for Deere & Man
sur. Moline. 1t charges that Sent,
1919, that the complainant com
menced 10 board with the defendant at
Coz Third avenue, Moline; that the
defendant is widow. between 50 and
60 years OF age and a person of great
attractiveness to the complainant and
one who has had and still has great
and unusual influence over him and
that from September, 1915, to Feb.
-, 1916, il was the custom for the
complainant and the defendant to sit
together in defendants home until
Ions after others around the house
had retired; that during these talks
reference was often made to the house
and lot which the complainant owned
in Rock Island and that shortly prior
10 the execution of the deed compIain-
ed Of, the complainant had agreed to
sell the house and lot to one Wiednn-
hot for $1,000. subject to taxes and
special assessments and had received
SO from Wiedenhof to bind the bar
gain, but that the defendant declared
that she desired to have an interest in
the property, whcreupon complainant
proposed that he would give her the
same if the defendant would marry
him to which the defendant is said to
have agreed.
According to the bill it was further
understood that the defendant would
spend as much for Improvements as
the place was worth and that it was
agreed to call on a lawyer and have
agreement prepared so that title would
be in the name of both complainant
and defendant. becoming the property
CT the survivor in case of death.
Had Signed Warranty Deed.
Bill alleges that on Feb. 80, 1916,
the two parties did visit a lawyer and
that paper which complainant after
wards found out was warranty deed
conveying the property to the defend
ant, was signed. Complainant claims
that because Of his imperfect under
standing of the English language and
Of legal terms that he did not know
the nature OF the paper he was sign
ing and brings suits to have deed can
Celled. The complainant states that
he did not understand there was any
consideration for conveyance of his
property as stated in the deed and
that nothing was said about the pay
ment Of 81 or was it offered him; that
after the execution of the deed the de-
PENDANT declared, this place is mine
now; you have nothing to do about
it.; that later he learned one OF the
provisions of the deed was that the
grantee shall room, board and furnish
a home for grantor during his life
time; that he has since offered to pay
for his board and room as before but
that the defendant refuses 10 take il
and also refuses to carry out her
UrOrnfSpS to marry him