Legal Opinion

Price's v. Barham

Supreme Court of Virginia

Decided March 17, 1927PublishedCited by 18 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtBurks, J.

This was a suit to set aside a contract on account of mental incapacity and undue influence. We have decided so many eases involving these questions that the law of the subject is well settled in this jurisdiction, and there is no occasion to consider cases decided by other courts. Owing to the difference in the facts, one case affords but little aid in arriving at a correct conclusion in another. Each case must be decided upon its own facts and circumstances.

While evidence of mental incapacity shortly before or after the principal event is admissible because it throws light on the probable…

2Cases cited22 opinions

  1. Miller v. WillsSupreme Court of Virginia · 1897
  2. Chesapeake & Ohio Railway Co. v. MosbySupreme Court of Virginia · 1896
  3. Forehand v. SawyerSupreme Court of Virginia · 1927
  4. Montague v. Allan's Ex'orSupreme Court of Virginia · 1884
  5. Shacklett v. RollerSupreme Court of Virginia · 1899

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3Cited by18 opinions

  1. Nelms v. NelmsSupreme Court of Virginia · 1988
  2. Culpepper v. RobieSupreme Court of Virginia · 1930
  3. Cook v. HaydenSupreme Court of Virginia · 1944
  4. Nuckols v. NuckolsSupreme Court of Virginia · 1984
  5. Ford v. FordSupreme Court of Virginia · 1959

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