Legal Opinion

Rankin v. Rankin

Court of Appeals of Texas

Decided December 21, 1910PublishedCited by 5 opinions

Appeal from District Court, Waller County; Wells Thompson, Judge. Action by J. T. Rankin, executor, against L. A. Rankin and others. Judgment for plaintiff, and defendants appeal.

1Opinion of the CourtJenkins, J.

This suit was instituted by J. T. Rankin, executor of the estate of his mother, Mrs. Charlotte E. Rankin, to set aside a deed executed by said Charlotte E. Rankin to her daughter-in-law, Mrs. L. A. Rankin, the wife of Harry W. Rankin, one of the sons of said Charlotte Rankin. The grounds alleged for setting aside said deed are fraud and undue influence upon the part of said Harry Rankin.

Conclusions of Fact

From the evidence in the record, we find the following to be the facts as bearing on the issues made by the pleadings:(1) Mrs. Charlotte Rankin, on June 23, 1897, executed a deed to Mrs. L.…

2Cases cited28 opinions

  1. Shailer v. BumsteadMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1868
  2. Roy v. WhitakerTexas Supreme Court · 1898
  3. Beaubien v. CicotteMichigan Supreme Court · 1864
  4. Thompson v. IshSupreme Court of Missouri · 1889
  5. Waterman v. . WhitneyNew York Court of Appeals · 1854

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3Cited by5 opinions

  1. Adams v. AdamsCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1923
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  3. Adams v. AdamsCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1923
  4. Sorsby v. RussCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1941
  5. Sorsby v. RussCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1941

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