Anderson v. Thomas

WOLFE, Justice.

During her lifetime Cecilia Thomas executed and delivered two deeds to her son, Richard, in which he was named as grantee. This is a suit brought by Daniel J. Anderson, as administrator of the estate of Cecilia Thomas, deceased, to cancel these two deeds. The plaintiff in substance alleged (1) that at the time of the execution of the deeds, the grantor, Cecilia Thomas, did not have the mental capacity to understand the nature and legal effect of her acts and therefore did not have sufficient mental capacity to make the deeds; .and (2) that in making the deeds the grantor was…