Legal Opinion
Brinson v. Hester
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided March 17, 1938No. 12030PublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Bell, Justice.
This was a suit to cancel a deed upon the following grounds: (a) Mental incapacity of the grantor, (b) That the grantor was induced to make the deed by the fraudulent promise of the grantee to maintain and support the grantor for the remainder of her life. The *762defendant denied the material allegations of the petition. After verdict for the plaintiff and the refusal of a new trial, the defendant excepted. Held:
No. 12030. March 17, 1938.
1. A promise by a grantee to maintain and support-the grantor, made as an inducement or consideration for- the execution ,of a- deed by the '…
2Cases cited16 opinions
- Central Georgia Power Co. v. CornwellSupreme Court of Georgia · 1912
- Napier v. StrongCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1917
- Baker v. Richmond City Mill WorksSupreme Court of Georgia · 1898
- Brand v. PowerSupreme Court of Georgia · 1900
- Fletcher v. FletcherSupreme Court of Georgia · 1923
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3Cited by22 opinions
- Sutton v. McMillanSupreme Court of Georgia · 1957
- Dillard v. BrannanSupreme Court of Georgia · 1961
- Dixon v. DixonSupreme Court of Georgia · 1955
- Hancock v. HancockSupreme Court of Georgia · 1949
- Pantone v. PantoneSupreme Court of Georgia · 1948
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