Jones v. Smith

Hawkins, Justice.

The plaintiffs, as heirs at law of J. U. Tippins Sr., deceased, sought the cancellation of an option made by the decedent in his lifetime to his son, J. U. Tippins Jr., who transferred or assigned it for value to the defendant, H. P. Smith, upon the grounds of mental incapacity of the optionor, undue influence, and inadequacy of price; and sought certain injunctive relief to prevent the exercise of the option and conveyance, by the administrator of the estate of J. U. Tippins Sr., of the. property covered thereby. The defendant Smith in his answer prayed for specific…