Sutcliffe v. Heatley
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Bill in equity, filed in the Superior Court on May 29,1916, by Mary E. Sutcliffe of Fall River by the conservator of her property, to set aside a certain mortgage to the defendant and a note payable to him, both dated May 11,1915, on the ground that the plaintiff was incapacitated by reason of mental weakness from properly caring for her property and was not of sufficient mental capacity to understand the nature of the papers signed by her and the transactions connected…
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Bill in equity, filed in the Superior Court on May 29,1916, by Mary E. Sutcliffe of Fall River by the conservator of her property, to set aside a certain mortgage to the defendant and a note payable to him, both dated May 11,1915, on the ground that the plaintiff was incapacitated by reason of mental weakness from properly caring for her property and was not of sufficient mental capacity to understand the nature of the papers signed by her and the transactions connected therewith. The case was referred to a master, who filed a report containing the findings that are stated in the opinion.…
1Opinion of the CourtRugg, C. J.
This is a suit by the conservator of Mary E. Sutcliffe to set aside a note and mortgage signed by her on the ground that she had not sufficient mental capacity to execute the instruments. The case was sent to a master, upon whose report and the bill and answer the case was reserved for our consideration. After narrating the circumstances under which the papers were signed the master found that the plaintiff “had been subject to epileptic fits for about ten years and her mind had become permanently impaired and she did not have sufficient mental strength to care properly for her property and…
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