Adams v. Adams ex rel. Haynes

BLOODWORTH, Justice.

Appeal by guardian and others from judgment and jury verdict finding Sam Adams to be of sound mind. Affirmed.

Heretofore, on June 29, 1973, a jury in Franklin County Probate Court found Sam Adams to be a person of unsound mind, and his brother Bill Adams was appointed guardian. A decree was subsequently entered setting aside a deed Sam Adams had executed to a 328-acre tract of land which he had previously agreed to sell for $50,000. The purchase price was repaid.

A year or so later, the guardian obtained a sale of the same lands for $82,500 and petitioned the court to…