Daugherty v. McDonald

OPINION

RENFRO, Justice.

The plaintiff, Johnnie McDonald, sued John E. Daugherty and others to cancel an agreement of employment and power of attorney executed by plaintiff and Daugherty on August 16, 1963. For convenience, Daugherty will be referred to as defendant.

A jury found, in answer to issue No. 1, plaintiff did not on August 16, 1963, have sufficient mental capacity to understand the nature and effect of his act and the business he was transacting, and, in answer to issue No. 3, plaintiff did not, at a time when he had recovered his mental capacity, ratify said contract.

Judgment was…