Legal Opinion
Johnson v. Harrison
Supreme Court of Alabama
Decided March 2, 1961No. 7 Div. 452PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LIVINGSTON, Chief Justice.
This is an appeal from a decree of the Circuit Court of Calhoun County, in Equity, in a suit brought by the heirs at law of H. F. Harrison, deceased, against Hazel Curlee Johnson, the niece of the deceased, to set aside a deed executed by Harrison during his lifetime to Mrs. Johnson, the appellant.
The complaint as last amended sought cancellation of the deed on four grounds: (1) mental incapacity of the grantor, (2) undue influence on the part of the grantee in the deed, (3) lack of delivery of the deed during the life of the grantor, and (4) forgery.
The lower court…
2Cases cited21 opinions
- Griffin v. ProctorSupreme Court of Alabama · 1943
- Lamar v. LamarSupreme Court of Alabama · 1955
- Henry v. WhiteSupreme Court of Alabama · 1952
- Hardee v. HardeeSupreme Court of Alabama · 1956
- McCombs v. StephensonSupreme Court of Alabama · 1907
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3Cited by15 opinions
- Wise v. WatsonSupreme Court of Alabama · 1970
- Hacker v. CarlisleSupreme Court of Alabama · 1980
- Moss v. WilliamsSupreme Court of Alabama · 2001
- M. C. Dixon Lumber Co. v. MathisonSupreme Court of Alabama · 1972
- Slaten v. LoydSupreme Court of Alabama · 1968
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