Kent v. Davis
Supreme Court of Georgia
Equity. Fraud. Cancellation of deeds. Account. Before Judge Roney. Johnson superior court. March term, 1891. The petition alleged ; Petitioners are the children, of lawful age, and the only heirs-at-law of Bryant Kent, who died intestate about July 25, 1887. About September 9, 1882, Bryant Kent, being then in feeble health from which his mind and will power was so impaired as to render him incapable of safe and prudent business transactions, and susceptible to undue and…
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Equity. Fraud. Cancellation of deeds. Account. Before Judge Roney. Johnson superior court. March term, 1891. The petition alleged ; Petitioners are the children, of lawful age, and the only heirs-at-law of Bryant Kent, who died intestate about July 25, 1887. About September 9, 1882, Bryant Kent, being then in feeble health from which his mind and will power was so impaired as to render him incapable of safe and prudent business transactions, and susceptible to undue and fraudulent influences, was fraudulently induced by his brother, Thomas Kent, to execute and deliver to him a deed, conveying…
1Opinion of the Court
*151 Judgment affirmed.
The defendants demurred on the following grounds : The allegations in the declaration do not entitle plaintiffs to the relief sought or any other relief; the title to the personalty mentioned is not in plaintiffs, the right to sue being only in the administrator of Bryant Kent; and defendant Downs has a good title by prescription to the land of which he is alleged to be in possession. The demurrer was overruled, and the defendants excepted. W. R. Daley, Evans & Evans, T. H. Potter, and Hines, Shubricic & Eelber, for plaintiffs in error. A. E. Daley, by brief, contra.
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