Shannon Ex Rel. Shannon v. Petherbridge Ex Rel. Estate of Shannon
Supreme Court of Oklahoma
Error from the District Gourt of OMahoma County; before B. F. Burwell, Trial Judge. STATEMENT OP PACTS. This was an action brought in the district court of Oklahoma county, by Robert L. Shannon by his guardian John L. Shannon, against William Shannon and John B. Howery, the object of which was to ^et aside a deed to a quarter section of land, on the ground that the grantor was insane at the time that he executed the deed therefor.
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Error from the District Gourt of OMahoma County; before B. F. Burwell, Trial Judge. STATEMENT OP PACTS. This was an action brought in the district court of Oklahoma county, by Robert L. Shannon by his guardian John L. Shannon, against William Shannon and John B. Howery, the object of which was to ^et aside a deed to a quarter section of land, on the ground that the grantor was insane at the time that he executed the deed therefor. A short time after the commencement of the action Robert L. Shannon died, and John L. Shannon was appointed administrator of the estate of Robert L. Shannon,…
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion of the court by
Hainer, J.:
The record presents but one question for consideration, and that is, whether the grantor in the deed executed on August 5, 1893, bad sufficient mental capacity at tbat time to make the conveyance.
The record discloses that a large volume of evidence was introduced on both sides. The referee, after hearing all the evidence, found every material and controverted fact against the plaintiff, and the trial court' confirmed and approved the findings of the referee, and entered judgment accordingly. In our opinion, while the evidence appears to have been conflicting,…
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