McIntosh v. Dowdy

REINHARD, Judge.

Plaintiffs appeal from an adverse judgment in an action to cancel a deed for fraud, undue influence, and lack of mental capacity. On appeal, plaintiffs contend that the court’s judgment was against the weight of the evidence. We disagree, however, and hence we affirm.

Our review of court-tried cases is governed by the standards set out in Murphy v. Carron, 536 S.W.2d 30 (Mo.banc 1976): “(T)he decree or judgment of the trial court will be sustained by the appellate court unless there is no substantial evidence to support it, unless it is against the weight of the evidence,…