Woolley v. Gaines
Supreme Court of Georgia
Complaint for land. Before Judge Fite. Bartow superior court. January term, 1901. cited, as to the effect of ignorance by the grantee of the mental incapacity of the grantor: Civil Code, § 3652; American Trust Co. v. Boone, 102 Ga. 202; Bunn v. Postell, 107 Ga. 490; Orr v. Equitable Mortgage Co., Id. 500. cited, on the same subject: Clark on Contracts, 270, 271; Bishop on Contracts, §§963, 964, 970; 11 Am. & Eng. Ene. L. (1st ed.) 150; 16 Am. & Eng. Ene. L. (2d ed.) 625.
1Opinion of the CourtLewis, J.
The plaintiffs below brought suit to recover from the defendants certain land in Bartow county. The only controversy in regard to the title was as to the validity of a warranty deed from Sarah Woolley, under whom both the plaintiffs and the defendants claim, conveying the property in dispute to the plaintiffs, Gaines and Lewis. It was claimed that this deed was fraudulently obtained, and was void, because at the time of its execution Sarah Woolley was insane and incapable of making a valid contract. The conveyance recites a consideration of $460, which the plaintiffs alleged was the amount of…
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