Chadwell v. Reed
Supreme Court of Missouri
Appeal from Knox Circuit Court.— Hon. E. R. McKee, Judge. (1) The law authorizes a man who is compos mentis to make such disposition of his property as he pleases, subject to his debts, if any. The sole issue here is: Was the grantor, Waterman Reed, at the time the conveyance in question was made, mentally incapable of, making it? The burden of proving that issue was upon plaintiffs.
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Appeal from Knox Circuit Court.— Hon. E. R. McKee, Judge. (1) The law authorizes a man who is compos mentis to make such disposition of his property as he pleases, subject to his debts, if any. The sole issue here is: Was the grantor, Waterman Reed, at the time the conveyance in question was made, mentally incapable of, making it? The burden of proving that issue was upon plaintiffs. The evidence produced at the trial not only failed to establish mental incapacity, but on the contrary affirmatively and beyond a reasonable doubt established mental capacity in Waterman Reed, at the time the…
1Opinion of the CourtBurgess, P. J.
This is a suit to set aside a deed made by Waterman Reed, deceased, in his lifetime, to his wife, Ruth Reed, the defendant, on the 31st day of January, 1895, conveying to her the farm and homestead, consisting of 590 acres, upon which they then resided. The land was worth at the time from ten to twelve dollars an acre, and was then encumbered with a deed of trust for $2,850. At the time of the trial, June 3, 1903, the land was worth from twenty to twenty-five dollars an acre, and was still encumbered with the said deed of trust.
On the 31st day of January, 1895, Waterman Reed, accompanied by…
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