Fickes

The action was brought for the reformation of a deed executed by the testator in his lifetime. It was found by the court that at the time of his death the de ceased was the owner and in the possession of property described as lot No. 6 in block No. 10, in the town of Winters, county of Yolo, that he made no disposition of it by his will; that on the thirty-first day of July, 1912, said Cradwick executed a certain deed of conveyance to the plaintiffs, granting a certain lot of land contiguous to the parcel here in controversy; that “said deed was by its express terms made, executed, and delivered by the grantor therein John Cradwick, for and in consideration of the love and affection which he had and bore unto the grantees therein named, and also for the better maintenance, support, protection, and livelihood of the grantees therein named, and said consideration was the sole consideration for the execution of said deed”; that said grantees were not blood relatives of deceased “and so far as known, at the date of trial said deceased had no heirs at law; that prior to the time said deed was drafted said John Cradwick directed the scrivener to include in the said deed the said lot No.…