Hodges v. . Wilson

This action was brought for the cancellation or reformation of a deed, the plaintiff alleging that it conveyed 76 1/2 acres of land, contrary to the agreement of the parties that it should pass only 10 acres, and that this was brought about by the fraud of A. R. Wilson, the grantee, and the mistake of Isham Hodges, the grantor, induced thereby.

The original parties died pending the suit, and their heirs were brought in by order of the court.

Plaintiffs amended their complaint by stating that Isham Hodges, their ancestor, was not mentally capable of making the deed at the time of its alleged…