Eaton Ex Rel. Johnson v. Eaton

OPINION

ALAN E. HIGHERS and HOLLY K. LILLARD, JJ., joined.

This case involves the sale of the plaintiffs land to the defendant. The plaintiffs attorney in fact, pursuant to a valid durable power of attorney, sold the land to the defendant. The trial court held that the transaction between the attorney in fact and the defendant was fair, valid and binding as to the plaintiff. The plaintiff, by next friend, appeals the ruling of the trial court. We affirm the judgment of the trial court.

William Isaac Eaton (Mr. Eaton) owned a farm in Tipton County, Tennessee. In 1976, Mr. Eaton met Richard Kelly…