Legal Opinion

Childress v. Crow

Court of Appeals of Texas

Decided April 4, 1916No. 1612PublishedCited by 2 opinions

Appeal from District Court, Hill County; Horton B. Porter, Judge. Action by A. W. Childress and others against George W. Crow. Judgment for defendant, and plaintiffs appeal.

1Opinion of the CourtLevy, J.

This suit was brought by appellants against appellee to cancel a deed executed to appellee by John S. Childress on July 25,1912. The petition alleges that there was want of mental capacity in John S. Childress at the time of the execution of the deed, and that there was undue influence to secure the execution of the deed to George W. Crow.

The evidence is the same as it was upon the trial at which the judgment first appealed from was rendered. Upon that appeal the evidence was fully stated and considered, and the conclusion reached that the verdict of the jury, involving the finding of want of…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Helsley v. MossCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1908
  2. Crow v. ChildressCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1914
  3. Berry v. BrownCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1912

3Cited by2 opinions

  1. Wilson v. Humble Oil & Refining Co.Court of Appeals of Texas · 1935
  2. Manziel v. Humble Oil & Refining Co.Court of Appeals of Texas · 1948

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