Upton v. Hall

This consolidated appeal arises out of two separate but related chancery suits. In one suit, the Committee of Doris Jean Russell attempted to set aside a conveyance made by Russell to Michael Hall and his wife. In the second suit, Russell’s children objected to the court’s decree confirming the sale of their interests in the same land to the Halls.

Three issues are raised on appeal. Russell’s Committee argues the sale of Russell’s interest in the land should be set aside because Russell was incompetent at the time the contract of sale was signed. The children argue the sale of their interests…