Gates v. Cornett (Mich. 11-28-1888)
Michigan Supreme Court
Appeal from Jackson. (Gridley, J.) Bill to set aside mortgages on the ground of the alleged mental incompetency of the mortgagor. Defendant appeals. The facts are stated in the opinion,
1Opinion of the CourtChamplin, J.
The bill in this case was filed to set-aside six real-estate mortgages and a chattel mortgage, aggregating $15,839.82.
It alleges that Gates has from his birth been a simple- and weak-minded person, and since the death of his parents has been of unsound mind, foolish, idiotic, and mentally incompetent, and wholly unfit to have the care,, charge, and management of his property, and utterly incapable of understanding the effect of bargains, or the adequacy or reasonableness of the considerations therefor; that he is, and has been during said time, incapable of forming an intelligent judgment of…
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