Legal Opinion
Truitt v. Truitt
Washington Supreme Court
Decided March 22, 1918No. 14298PublishedCited by 3 opinions
Appeal from a judgment of tbe superior court for Pierce county, Easterday, J., entered February 3,1917, in favor of tbe plaintiff, in an action to cancel a deed, tried to tbe court.
1Opinion of the CourtMount, J.
This action was brought by the respondent, in his individual capacity and as executor of his father’s estate, to set aside a deed to lot 3, in block 16, South Tacoma addition to Tacoma, upon an allegation as follows:
“That said George Truitt, deceased, was on his death bed at the county hospital, as a pauper, and both physically and mentally incapable of executing the deed, or conveying property, and was induced and coerced by the said defendant, who knew well that he was in such a weak condition physically and mentally that he was incapable of any intelligent action, and plaintiff alleges…
2Cases cited1 opinion
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