Legal Opinion
West v. Whittle
Supreme Court of Arkansas
Decided December 9, 1907PublishedCited by 9 opinions
Appeal from Johnson Chancery Court; Jeremiah G. Wallace, Chancellor;
1Opinion of the CourtHart, J.
This a suit was instituted by William Whittle, Jr., as next friend of William Whittle, Sr., his father, against %W. H. West to cancel a deed executed by his father to West conveying certain mineral rights to lands, situated in Johnson County, Arkansas. The tract contained eighty acres, and the consideration was $6662-3.
The chancellor found in favor of the plaintiff, cancelling, the deed and ordered the consideration restored to the defendant, and a decree was entered accordingly. Defendant has appealed.
It was alleged that Whittle, Sr., had been for many years-a confirmed drunkard, that he was…
2Cases cited3 opinions
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- Boggianna v. AndersonSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1906
- Oxford v. HopsonSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1904
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