Millinor v. Thornhill

— Thornhill brought a suit for the cancellation of a deed of conveyance to lands which purported to have been made by him and his wife, the grounds for equitable relief being alleged imposition upon the complainant, an ignorant and illiterate colored man, and that the wife did not join in the pretended conveyance, which the evidence shows to be of the homestead.

An answer was filed by Millinor denying the allegations of the bill of complaint, and testimony was taken before an examiner. The court found for the complainant and decreed accordingly.

On appeal the defendant argues that the testimony…