Legal Opinion
Scott v. Thomas
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided February 6, 1969No. 25014PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Almand, Presiding Justice.
In March 1961, Claude E. Scott and others, as heirs at law of Mrs. S. A. Scott, brought their equitable petition against Mrs. Cloia S. Thomas, a daughter of Mrs. Scott, to cancel two deeds executed by Mrs. Scott to Mrs. Thomas. One of the deeds was dated October 16, 1946, and the other June 2, 1958. They conveyed the same parcel of land. The alleged grounds for cancellation were: (a) the mental incapacity of Mrs. Scott at the time the deeds were executed, (b) fraud, and (c) the undue influence of the grantee, Mrs. Thomas.
On the third trial of the case (the two…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Carrigan v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1950
- Parker v. Georgia Pacific Railway Co.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1889
- Pantone v. PantoneSupreme Court of Georgia · 1950
- Short v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1913
- Sheppard v. BroomeSupreme Court of Georgia · 1959
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3Cited by4 opinions
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