Yeandle v. Yeandle
New York Supreme Court
Appeal from special term, New York county. Action by William H. Yeandle and others against Celeste Yeandle. There was judgment for defendant, and plaintiffs appeal.
1Opinion of the CourtBartlett, J.
This case now comes before the general term for the third time. The action is brought by the heirs at law of William Yeandle,' deceased, against his widow, to set aside a conveyance of certain lands at Elizabeth, H. J., made by Mr. Yeandle to his wife in 1880, when he was 76 years old and she was 50. This conveyance was attacked on the ground that the grantor-was of unsound mind at the time of the execution and delivery of the deed, and that it was obtained from him by the fraudulent exercise of undue influence on the part of his wife. On the first trial the plaintiffs prevailed, but the…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Yeandle v. YeandleNew York Supreme Court · 1889
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