Legal Opinion

Tays v. Johnson

Supreme Court of Arkansas

Decided March 7, 1927Published

1Opinion of the Court

McHaney, J.,

(after stating the facts). This is substantially all the evidence on either side regarding the age of appellant, and we are convinced that the over- ■ whelming weight of the evidence shows that appellant was born on June 3, 1904, and that therefore appellant was only fourteen years of age when she signed the first deed in question, June 21, 1918, and that it is voidable at her instance, unless the circuit court had the right to and did remove her disabilities.

Section 5744 of Crawford & Moses’ Digest provides that circuit courts shall have the power to remove the disabilities of a…

2Cases cited12 opinions

  1. Brown v. NelmsSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1908
  2. Beauchamp v. BertigSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1909
  3. Fox v. DrewrySupreme Court of Arkansas · 1896
  4. Stull v. HarrisSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1888
  5. Arkansas Reo Motor Car Co. v. GoodlettSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1924

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