Hall v. Hall
Supreme Court of South Carolina
Before Witherspoon, J., Kershaw, February, 1893. Action by Louisa Hall against Harrison H. Hall, commenced in July, 1892. The Circuit decree was as follows: The case was heard upon the pleadings and the evidence taken at the hearing. The plaintiff has failed to sustain the allegation of fraud, and I find as matter of fact that the defendant did not procure the execution of the deed by the plaintiff by means of misrepresentations or deceit.
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Before Witherspoon, J., Kershaw, February, 1893. Action by Louisa Hall against Harrison H. Hall, commenced in July, 1892. The Circuit decree was as follows: The case was heard upon the pleadings and the evidence taken at the hearing. The plaintiff has failed to sustain the allegation of fraud, and I find as matter of fact that the defendant did not procure the execution of the deed by the plaintiff by means of misrepresentations or deceit. Both the witnesses to the deed swear that at the time of the execution of the deed the same was read to the plaintiff, and that the defendant was not…
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the court was delivered by
Mr. Justice McGowan.
This was an action to have a deed of 484 acres of land declared void and set aside, for alleged imposition, misrepresentations, and fraud, the deed having been made by the plaintiff, a very old lady, being at the time of the trial eighty-two years of age, infirm, illiterate, not being able to write her name, and ignorant of her rights, to the defendant, Harrison H. Hall, her nephew and son-in-law.
The complaint alleged, that in settling the estate of her deceased husband, J. J. Hall, who died intestate, she became indebted to the…
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