Barry

Barry v. St. Joseph's Hospital & Sanitarium of the Sisters of Mercy

Good Law
1897 Cal. LEXIS 974·5 Cal. Unrep. 625·48 P. 68
Supreme Court of CaliforniaMarch 10, 1897L. A. No. 185California1,021 words

Opinion

Lead Opinion

Belcher, J.

The plaintiff, as administratrix of the estate of John M. Little, deceased, brought this action to have a deed of three pueblo lots in the city of San Diego, executed by the decedent to the defendant St. Joseph’s Hospital and Sanitarium, on February 5, 1895, canceled and set aside, upon the ground that at the time of its execution the grantor was sick and infirm, and mentally incompetent to attend to any kind of business, and that there was no sufficient consideration for its execution. At the trial certain issues were submitted to a jury, and the court made other findings, and gave judgment in favor of the defendants. From that judgment the plaintiff appealed, and has brought the case here on the judgment-roll.

It appears from the findings that on February 5, 1895, Little was sick and confined to his bed in defendant’s hospital, and was then in a condition of imbecility or great weakness of mind; that the deed was procured by no undue influence; that the consideration for the deed was not grossly inadequate; and that at the time of its execution the value of the property conveyed was $2,000. It further appears that the consideration for the deed was a written agreement entered…

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