Richards v. Donner
California Supreme Court
Appeal from an order of the Superior Court of Santa Clara County refusing a new trial. The facts are stated in the opinion of Mr. Justice Paterson.
1Opinion of the CourtPaterson, J.
This action was brought by A. W. Peck in his lifetime (for whom his executor, Richards, has been substituted), for the purpose of canceling a deed of gift made by said Peck to the defendant, M. E. Donner, while he was in such an enfeebled mental condition that he did not understand or appreciate the nature and consequences of the execution and delivery of the deed.
A judgment was rendered for the plaintiff, and from that, and an order denying her a new trial, the defendant has appealed.
The court found, in substance, as grounds for rendering judgment for the plaintiff, that A. W. Peck, while a *208v…
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