Clark v. Clay

HARWOOD, Justice.

Luther Clay and his son, Rufus Clay, filed a bill in the Circuit Court of Marion County, Alabama, in Equity, seeking to cancel a deed executed by Luther Clay on December 27, 1971, by which certain described lands were conveyed to Lillie Clark and Mazie Cox, daughters of Luther Clay, with a life estate reserved to the grantor. The basis asserted for cancelling the deed was the mental incompetence of Luther Clay at the time of the execution of the deed, and further, the undue influence exercised by Lillie Clark and Mazie Cox on Luther Clay in procuring the execution of the deed.