Legal Opinion
Sheppard v. Broome
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided January 12, 1959No. 20266PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Duckworth, Chief Justice.
1. After charging that undue influence is that influence obtained by flattery, superiority of will, mind, or character, which would give dominion over the will to such an extent as to destroy free agency, or constrain one to do against his will what he is unable to refuse, the court then charged: “Undue influence which operates as a matter of law to invalidate a deed is such influence as amounts to either deception or to force and coercion, thereby destroying free agency. It is not unlawful for a person by honest intercession and persuasion to procure a deed in favor…
2Cases cited34 opinions
- Brown v. MatthewsSupreme Court of Georgia · 1887
- Higgins v. TrenthamSupreme Court of Georgia · 1938
- Terry v. BuffingtonSupreme Court of Georgia · 1852
- Carrigan v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1950
- DeNieff v. HowellSupreme Court of Georgia · 1912
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3Cited by17 opinions
- Department of Human Resources v. PhillipsSupreme Court of Georgia · 1997
- Bailey v. EdmundsonSupreme Court of Georgia · 2006
- Wendlandt v. Shepherd Construction Co.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1986
- SCHOLLE ATLANTA CORPORATION v. NealyCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1964
- Schaffer v. FoxCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2010
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