Knight v. England
Court of Appeals of Texas
Appeal from District Court, Delta County; A. P. Dokoney, Judge. Action by J. G. Matthews, as next friend, for Izoriah Knight and another against A. D. England and others. From a judgment for defendants, plaintiffs appeal.
1Opinion of the CourtHodges, J.
This suit was instituted, by J. G. Matthews as next friend for Izoriah and J. N. Knight, to recover a tract of 91 acres of land which had theretofore been conveyed by the Knights to A. D. England, one of the defendants below. The petition alleged, in substance, as a ground for the recovery of the land, that Izoriah and J. N. Knight were, at the time of the execution of the deed, mentally unsound and incompetent to transact that class of business. It is further alleged that the price paid for the land was grossly inadequate, and the petition rather indirectly charges fraud on the part of…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Harris v. HarrisCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1908
3Cited by1 opinion
- Jackson v. WallsCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1916