Hannah v. Culpepper

It is now the settled rule in this state that conveyances of property by aged persons, in consideration of promised support and maintenance, are peculiar in their character and incidents; being contracts for the performance of personal services, and that equity will intervene to cancel such a conveyance, when the grantee fails or refuses to perform his obligation. Russell v. Carver, 208 Ala. 219, 94 So. 128; Ballenger v. Ballenger, 208 Ala. 147, 94 So. 127; Mooney v. Mooney, 208 Ala. 287, 94 So. 131. The bill of complaint sufficiently states a case for relief under this principle, and the…