Bell v. Harrison
Supreme Court of North Carolina
Civil actioN, tried before Lyon, Jand a jury, at July Term, 1919, of CAMDEN. This action was brought by plaintiffs to set aside a deed made by them to defendants, upon the ground of fraud. It appeared in evidence that one John G. Gray died intestate on 12 September, 1917, seized and possessed of a large estate of both real and personal property, and left surviving Mm four heirs, the plaintiff inheriting an undivided one-fourth interest in the estate.
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Civil actioN, tried before Lyon, Jand a jury, at July Term, 1919, of CAMDEN. This action was brought by plaintiffs to set aside a deed made by them to defendants, upon the ground of fraud. It appeared in evidence that one John G. Gray died intestate on 12 September, 1917, seized and possessed of a large estate of both real and personal property, and left surviving Mm four heirs, the plaintiff inheriting an undivided one-fourth interest in the estate. On the day of Mr. Gray’s death, while plaintiff was at the home of Mrs. Harrison (mother of defendants), where Mr. Gray died, for the purpose of…
1Opinion of the Court
Walker, J.,
after stating the case: There was ample evidence to support the finding of the jury, that the deed executed by the plaintiffs *195to the defendants was obtained by fraud, that is, that defendants falsely represented to the plaintiff, A. B. Bell, the value of the estate with the intention of inducing him to part with his share of it at a greatly reduced price, and that he was persuaded to do so by reasonably acting upon the representations, which he believed to be true. The defendants stated to him that they had investigated the affairs of the estate, which they had in charge, and knew…
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