Legal Opinion

Jones v. Meyer

Court of Appeals of Texas

Decided January 3, 1923No. 6828. [fn*]PublishedCited by 9 opinions

Appeal from District Court, Bexar County; Robt. W. B. Terrell, Judge. Suit by D. A. Meyer and others against Henry B. Jones and others. From judgment for plaintiff, defendants appeal.

1Opinion of the Court

This suit was prosecuted by appellee, F. B. Meyer, as next friend of D. A. Meyer and Louise Meyer, wife of D. A. Meyer, against Mary K. Jones and husband, L. Jones, Henry B. Jones, J. J. Donaldson, and T. J. Murray, appellants. It was to cancel certain transactions and written instruments between the parties based upon fraud and want of mental capacity of the husband to execute the instruments.

The cause of action is predicated upon a transaction wherein Henry B. Jones secured a deed to appellees' homestead. D. A. Meyer was alleged at the time not to have had sufficient mental capacity to make…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Williams v. SapiehaTexas Supreme Court · 1901
  2. Jones v. GoffTexas Supreme Court · 1885
  3. Ley v. HahnCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1904
  4. Wall v. ClarkTexas Supreme Court · 1857

3Cited by9 opinions

  1. Smith v. ThornhillTexas Commission of Appeals · 1930
  2. Donaldson v. MeyerTexas Commission of Appeals · 1924
  3. Dowlin v. BoydCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1926
  4. In re the Estate of KeelingNew York Surrogate's Court · 1933
  5. Houston Land & Trust Co. v. SheldonCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1934

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