Stratton v. Riley
Court of Appeals of Texas
Appeal from District Court, Guadalupe County; M. Kennon, Judge. Action by David Stratton, by his guardian, Dan Brkel, against James J. Riley, Jr., and another, with cross-action by defendants against M. G. Tadloek. Verdict instructed for Tadloek, and judgment for defendants, and plaintiff appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtPly, C. J.
This is an action to cancel a deed and remove cloud from title to a certain 10-aere tract of land in Seguin, Guadalupe county, Tex., instituted for David Strat-ton, by his guardian, Dan Erkel, against James J. Riley, Jr., and John Jefferson Bur-ges, appellees herein, in which it was alleged that on December 2, 1911, the said Strat-ton had executed to appellees a warranty deed to the land in question, at which period and for a long time prior thereto he was insane and mentally incapacitated to make a contract of any kind, and could not and did not understand the legal import of the deed; that…
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