Legal Opinion

Martin v. Rochelle

Supreme Court of Arkansas

Decided November 23, 1970No. 5-5365PublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the Court

Lyle Brown, Justice.

This suit was initiated by appellant, Margie C. Martin, against her sister and the latter’s husband, Mavis Cochrell Rochelle and James Arthur Rochelle, appellees. During his lifetime, H. K. Cochrell, the father of the two girls (his only heirs), conveyed forty acres of land to Mavis and her husband, James. Margie sought to set aside the transaction on the grounds of (1) lack of adequate consideration, (2) mental incapacity of H. K. Cochrell to make the conveyance, and (3) undue influence exerted over the father by ap-pellees. On appeal Margie contends she should have been…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. St. Louis, Iron Mountain & Southern Railway Co. v. PateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1909
  2. Whitlock v. Barham & DuncanSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1926
  3. Mitchell v. Smith, AdministratorSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1943

3Cited by1 opinion

  1. Stilley v. JamesSupreme Court of Arkansas · 2001

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