Graham v. Thompson

This is an inquisition of lunacy, brought in the Chancery Court, against .Ella Thompson, a colored woman of about eighty years of age, the object of the proceeding being to have a guardian appointed in order to prevent the loss to her of an estate which she had accumulated, valued at something more than fifteen thousand dollars and consisting of real estate, and certificates of deposit in the American National Bank, and some stocks.

The hearing was had in February, 1938, before a jury and the clerk and master, which resulted in a finding that Ella Thompson was not of unsound mind. The matter…