Bell v. . McCoin
Supreme Court of North Carolina
Appeal by defendants from Ferguson, J., at Special April Term, 1922, of YaNCE. Civil action to cancel a voluntary deed of trust. On 1 December, 1920, tbe plaintiff, Mrs. Mabel K. Bell, witb tbe written assent of ber busband, since divorced, executed a voluntary deed of trust conveying all of ber property to E. S. McCoin, trustee, for tbe use and benefit of berself and ber four minor cbildren.
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Appeal by defendants from Ferguson, J., at Special April Term, 1922, of YaNCE. Civil action to cancel a voluntary deed of trust. On 1 December, 1920, tbe plaintiff, Mrs. Mabel K. Bell, witb tbe written assent of ber busband, since divorced, executed a voluntary deed of trust conveying all of ber property to E. S. McCoin, trustee, for tbe use and benefit of berself and ber four minor cbildren. This is a proceeding in equity to cancel said trust deed upon the ground that the same was executed under a misapprehension of the facts — the alleged mistaken facts being set out in detail in the…
1Opinion of the CourtStacy, J.
As now advised, we see no reason why the deed in question should not be canceled by order of court, if it should ajjpear, as alleged, that the same was executed under a misapprehension of the facts, and that the provisions of the trust thereby created have proven to be ill-advised, improvident, and impossible of fulfillment; and further, that such a cancellation would be to the best interest of all concerned— resulting in preventing an irreparable loss — but,,on the instant record, we must remand the cause, to the end that the facts may be found or established. It is evident that the learned…
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