Abbott v. Rogers

This is an appeal from a judgment declaring a deed valid in an action to cancel a conveyance because of the alleged mental incompetency of one of the grantors.

On January 13, 1992, Donna Gladys Stone and her husband, Dowdy Stone, executed a quitclaim deed conveying a rental home that they owned jointly to Dowdy Stone's sister, Ruth Rogers. The deed was prepared by an attorney, James R. Berry, and was signed by the Stones in his presence. Berry asked both grantors a few questions and determined that they were competent to convey the property. Two weeks after executing the deed, Gladys was…