Jackson v. Jackson

Bell, Justice.

In the instant suit by a father against his son to cancel an instrument in the form of a deed, purporting to convey described real estate to the son, the petition as amended contained among others the following allegations: The plaintiff signed such instrument intending and believing that he was executing a will devising said property to his son. The plaintiff was then about 69 years of age and was illiterate, not being able to read at all, which fact was known to the son. After the plaintiff and his son had first gone to an attorney’s office for the purpose of having the will…