Dunn v. Evans
Supreme Court of Georgia
Equitable petition. Before Judge Daniel. Henry superior court. July 13, 1912.
1Opinion of the CourtAtkinson, J.
1. In an action to set aside an alleged deed, on the ground that the grantor at the time of executing the instrument was without sufficient mental capacity to make a deed, and on the further ground that the grantor was induced to execute the instrument by fraud and undue influence, it was not error, while instructing the jury on the subject of mental capacity to make a deed, for the court to charge: (a) “I charge you that it does not require a high degree of mental power to make a deed. One who has sufficient mental ability to comprehend what he or she is doing, and to understand the nature…
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