Alamo Development Company v. Priest

HUGHES, Justice.

Dean Priest, the former wife of J. C. Priest, brought suit against the Alamo Development Company, J. C. Priest, and Earl Wilson to set aside a deed from J. C. Priest to Alamo Development Company, dated prior to the divorce between J. C. and Dean Priest, purporting to convey property alleged to be community, upon the grounds of fraud and lack of mental capacity of the grantor. Since Alamo had conveyed the property to Earl Wilson, he was made a party defendant.

J. C. Priest by affirmative pleading alleged that he did not execute or sign the deed, that it was without consideration…