Bovard v. Bovard

Respondent filed this suit in the Jackson County Circuit Court to set aside a deed and an assignment purporting to convey respondent's interest in the estate of John H. Bovard, deceased, to the appellant. The grounds relied upon were failure of consideration and fraud. The trial court granted plaintiff the relief prayed for and entered a decree canceling the deed and assignment. An appeal from the jugment was duly taken.

Appellant is a nephew of respondent. John H. Bovard, deceased, from whom respondent inherited the property in controversy, was an uncle of respondent and a great-uncle of the…