Legal Opinion

Stow v. Hargrove

Supreme Court of Georgia

Decided April 17, 1948No. 16103PublishedCited by 21 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

1. "Fraud may not be presumed, but, being in itself subtle, slight circumstances may be sufficient to carry conviction of its existence." Code, § 37-706. "Great inadequacy of consideration, joined with great disparity of mental ability in contracting a bargain, may justify equity in setting aside a sale or other contract." Code, § 37-710. Under the latter principle, a deed may be set aside in equity, on proof of the two elements stated, "without proof of anything else" as to fraud. Pye v. Pye, 133 Ga. 246 (65 S.E. 424). A fortiori, the same rule would apply with at least equal force in case…

2Cases cited17 opinions

  1. Higgins v. TrenthamSupreme Court of Georgia · 1938
  2. Trustees of Jesse Parker Williams Hospital v. NisbetSupreme Court of Georgia · 1941
  3. Dozier v. McWhorterSupreme Court of Georgia · 1903
  4. Lewis v. PattersonSupreme Court of Georgia · 1940
  5. Echols v. GreenSupreme Court of Georgia · 1913

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3Cited by21 opinions

  1. Sutton v. McMillanSupreme Court of Georgia · 1957
  2. Travelers Insurance Co. v. MillerCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1961
  3. State v. LovelessWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1957
  4. Independent Life & Accident Insurance v. ThorntonCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1960
  5. Adams v. AdamsSupreme Court of Georgia · 1962

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