CALDWELL v. HATCHER


248 S.W.2d 892 (1952)

CALDWELL et al. v. HATCHER et al.

Court of Appeals of Kentucky.

Rehearing Denied June 6, 1952.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Baird & Hays, Pikeville, for appellants.

Herman G. Dotson, Pikeville, for appellees.


CLAY, Commissioner.

This action was brought by appellees to cancel a deed executed by J. Floyd Hatcher, conveying land to the principal appellant. The conveyance was made by an elderly man to an unrelated young married woman. The issue involved is mental capacity. The Chancellor set aside the deed. Both parties have submitted excellent briefs on this appeal.

In 1929 "Uncle Floyd" lived with his sister and her husband on what is known as the "Hatcher Farm....

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