Ferguson v. Haynes

This is a bill in equity by which- the' appellant, W. B. Ferguson, seeks to cancel a warranty deed which he executed and delivered to one of the appellees, Mrs. C. H. Haynes, in 1939. The deed in question conveyed, an undivided interest in . certain minerals to Mrs. Haynes for life, with remainder to her six .children, who . are also appellees. The chancellor held that the- plaintiff’s proof was not .sufficiently clear and convincing to warrant cancellation of the instrument.

Ferguson and Mrs. Haynes are half cousins and were on friendly terms in 1939. According' to Mrs. Haynes, Ferguson came…