Johnson v. Harmon

This was a bill in equity, involving, amongst other questions, the validity of a trust deed given by the complainant (the appellee here) to secure certain notes. The complainant charges' in his bill that he was so intoxicated when he executed the deed and notes as to be incapable of understanding what he was doing. The court below, after considerable testimony had been taken, directed an issue to- try the question whether the complainant, at the time of the execution of the deed of tiust and notes, was capable of executing a valid deed or contract. The issue so directed was tried, and…