Kelley v. Davis

This appeal presents hut one question: Was the Chancery Court in error in holding that Erman Kelley, appellant’s ward, was competent at the time he executed a note and deed of trust to appellee, H. J. Davis, on January 2, 1948?

Early in 1947 Erman Kelley, accompanied by a brother, Vernon, went to see Davis, a merchant and farm implement dealer, about negotiating a loan. Vernon, who had previously had business dealings with Davis, requested that he make the loan and discussed with him the value of the farm lands to be mortgaged as security for the proposed loan. A loan of $2,200 was thereafter…