Alvis v. McDonald

DAVIS, Justice.

This is a suit by J. C. Alvis and wife, Effie Alvis, plaintiffs below, against T. B. McDonald, Claude McDonald, E. J. Moran, L. A. Grelling, and the unknown heirs of G. O. Kelley, deceased, defendants below, to cancel a Certain mineral deed executed by plaintiffs to G. O. Kelley on May 14, 1937, covering a 25-acre undivided interest out of a 100-acre tract of land situated in Franklin County. Fraud was alleged as the basis of cancellation, plaintiffs alleging that one Dove McDonald approached J. C. Alvis to buy an undivided ¼ non-participating royalty" interest for a term of 15…