Gernhart v. Gernhart
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from Woodbury District Court.- — C. C. Hamilton, Judge. Aotion in equity to set aside a warranty deed conveying certain real estate in Woodbury County, Iowa by reason of the alleged mental incompetency of the grantor at the time of the execution thereof. The trial court sustained the petition and declared the equities of the cause to be with plaintiffs. Defendants appeal. —
1Opinion of the CourtDe Graff, J.
This appeal presents fact questions only and for this reason we are not inclined to incumber this opinion with an extended or detailed recital of the facts and circumstances contained in the record.
*488On April 11th, 1919 Willis H. Gernhart executed a warranty deed, for a consideration, of $1.00, purporting to convey 240 acres of land situate in Woodbury County, Iowa to Clarence Haiwey Gernhart. The grantor died intestate February 12, 1920 and left surviving him as his sole heirs at law bis sons and daughters, plaintiffs herein and the defendant Margaret Jane Reynolds.
The senior Gernhart was 85…
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