A judge has held that an elderly Dublin woman was not deceived into signing over her home to her granddaughter and her husband.
Mrs Mary Quinn, of Derravaragh Road, Terenure, had sought to have the conveyance of her home four years ago to Gillian and Kenneth Masterson set aside and an order that the Mastersons, who now live in Glendown Avenue, Terenure, convey the property back to her.
Judge Dominic Lynch, in the Circuit Civil Court, heard that Mrs Quinn had only intended, to transfer the property to her granddaughter by way of a will and that undue influence had been put on her to sign a deed for the transfer of the property during her life.
The Mastersons, both travel consultants, told their counsel, Mr Eamon Marray, that they had moved into Mrs Quinn's home after their marriage at her insistence.
Everything had worked well for a long time and relations were extremely good until they said they were moving out because of the volume of visitors to the house. They claimed it then became apparent that Mrs Quinn was alleging she had not intended to transfer the property to them.
Judge Lynch said he was satisfied Mrs Quinn had intended to sign over the house and she had freely invited them to be a party to the transaction.