Legal Opinion

Flack v. Brewster

Supreme Court of Kansas

Decided June 5, 1920No. 22,543PublishedCited by 14 opinions

Appeal from Montgomery district court; Joseph W. Holdren, judge.

1Opinion of the Court

*64The opinion of the court was delivered by

Johnston, C. J.:

The plaintiffs brought this action against their sister, Mattie Brewster, to cancel and set aside a deed executed to her by Mary Clifford, who was a sister of all the parties to this action. It was alleged that the instrument was executed and delivered a few days before the death of Mary Clifford, \$hen she was mentally incapable of executing the instrument or of transacting business of any kind. From the testimony the court found that she did not have the mental capacity to execute the deed, and therefore set it aside and directed a…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Bruington v. WagonerSupreme Court of Kansas · 1917
  2. Westover v. . Aetna Life Ins. Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1885
  3. Metropolitan Life Insurance v. BrubakerSupreme Court of Kansas · 1908
  4. In re Estate of FlintCalifornia Supreme Court · 1893
  5. Fish v. PoormanSupreme Court of Kansas · 1911

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3Cited by14 opinions

  1. Paley v. Superior CourtCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1955
  2. Estate of Smith v. DavisSupreme Court of Kansas · 1949
  3. Gorman v. HickeySupreme Court of Kansas · 1937
  4. Calhoun v. JacobsCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1944
  5. In Re Estate of WilsonDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1980

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