LUCAS v. WHITELEY

No. 8761.

550 S.W.2d 767 (1977)

Estate of Peter F. LUCAS, Appellant, v. L. D. WHITELEY et al., Appellees.

Court of Civil Appeals of Texas, Amarillo.

Rehearing Denied May 23, 1977.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Thompson, Knight, Simmons & Bullion, Stephen F. Fink, Dallas, for appellant.

Bill A. Davis, Lubbock, for appellees.


REYNOLDS, Justice.

The estate of a mentally incompetent was adjudged liable on a promissory note to which the incompetent's name was affixed pursuant to a power of attorney signed, so the jury found, during incompetency. The adjudication came after the jury further determined that plaintiff holders of the note gave valuable consideration, albeit not to the incompetent, for the note and dealt with the incompetent in good faith, without fraud or imposition, and without...

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