Deason v. Boyd

Judge Nicholas

delivered the Opinion of the Court.

In March, 1815, Lacy sold his wife’s share in the estate of her deceased father, Young, to Clinghan, for a keel boat; in May, Lacy came of age; in June or July, he sold the boat to a third person, and in 1816, Clinghan sold the share of Young’s estate to O’Hara. Lacy had information of the transfer to O’Hara; but for about ten years, never did any act towards avoiding his contract with Clinghan, or notified O’Hara, or Boyd’s administrator, of an intention to do so.

Can he now be permitted to avoid it, on the score of infancy ? We think not.

Slight…