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1 story matching birdsey
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- The Grandfather, the Grandson, and the Five Acres That Vanished From the Deed
Seymour Wetmore meant to give 14-year-old Clyde a share of the family farm. A guardianship fight and a pair of recorded deeds left the boy with nothing—so the old man is suing to undo the transfer.