Legal Opinion

Edwards v. Williams

Court of Appeals of Texas

Decided May 11, 1956No. 3240PublishedCited by 19 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

GRISSOM, Chief Justice.

’Mrs. Mollie Edwards 'filed this suit on April 29, 19SS. She sued her half-brother, Fred B. Williams, to cancel á deed executed by the mother of both to her son, Fred B. Williams, on March 2, 1926, and to partition the land so conveyed between plaintiff and defendant. Plaintiff alleged that her brother exercised undue influence on their mother, who was elderly, unable to read and write and incapable of handling or knowing the consequences of business transactions, and thereby procured a conveyance of the' mother’s interest in the land; that for several years afterwards…

2Cases cited25 opinions

  1. Brown v. MitchellTexas Supreme Court · 1895
  2. Sparkman v. McWhirterCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1953
  3. Sherman v. SipperTexas Supreme Court · 1941
  4. Olds v. TraylorCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1944
  5. Stewart v. MillerCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1925

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3Cited by19 opinions

  1. Box v. BatesTexas Supreme Court · 1961
  2. Glass v. CarpenterCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1959
  3. Hollar v. JowersCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1958
  4. Bill Jones v. HubbardCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1957
  5. Duffard v. City of Corpus ChristiCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1960

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