Millar
Millar v. Bell
Opinion
Lead Opinion
Richards, J.
This action was brought by the plaintiff for the cancellation of a deed of conveyance of an undivided one-third interest in the real property described in the complaint which he had executed and delivered to the defendants Charles H. Bell and Mary E. Bell by reason of the alleged coercion and breach of confidence of said Charles H. Bell. He also prayed for the cancellation of a deed of trust executed by said defendants to their codefendant Mercantile Trust Company. By its judgment the court granted the relief sought, and the defendants have appealed. •
It is contended by them that the judgment is not supported' by the evidence, for the reason that the evidence shows, first, that the deed of conveyance in question was freely and voluntarily executed by the plaintiff, and, second, that after discovery of the facts upon which the plaintiff bases his right of rescission and cancellation he ratified his act in executing said deed.
Findings were waived by the parties, but the record contains all of the evidence taken at the trial.
[1] As might be expected in an action of this character, the evidence is strongly conflicting, but resolving that conflict in favor of the version of the…