Williams v. Kaufman

OPINION

HOLLIS HORTON, Justice.

This is an appeal following a bench trial in which the trial court entered a judgment cancelling a deed. Under the deed, dated March 8, 2006, the grantor conveyed two lots and the improvements located thereon to the grantee in return for “Ten and No/100 Dollars ($10.00), and other good and valuable consideration.” The judgment declared the deed to be void and set it aside for all purposes.

Melvin L. Kaufman, the grantor, sued Peggy Ballard Williams, the grantee, and alleged she fraudulently procured the deed by falsely promising that she would take care of him for…