Ingram v. Turner

WADDILL, Commissioner.

Appellees conveyed approximately 3½ acres of land to appellants Marlin Ingram and Haney Ingram, their son-in-law and daughter. The deed recited as consideration, “one dollar and other valuable things.”

In 1953 appellees filed suit seeking cancellation of the deed for failure of consideration. The basis of this action was that the true consideration was maintenance and support of the appellees and the appellants had failed to provide the consideration. This suit was dismissed, but the judgment does not disclose upon what grounds the dismissal was made. The circuit court…