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Mullis v. Mullis

Evidence that the grantor was upset over her husband's recent death supported the charge that a great inadequacy of consideration joined with a great disparity of mental ability may justify setting aside a conveyance.

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Doris Mullis sued her brother-in-law and his wife, R. M. and Anna Liza Mullis, seeking the return of 46.51 acres she deeded to them ten days after her husband died. After a trial at which neither R. M. nor Anna Liza Mullis testified, the jury found for Doris Mullis and ordered the return of the land, along with two vehicles and a riding lawnmower. R. M. Mullis appeals the judgment entered on the verdict. We affirm.

The evidence showed that Doris Mullis, who was 83 years old as of the trial, was married to Wilbon Mullis in 1933. They bought approximately fifty acres of land, and Mr. Mullis deeded three-quarters of an acre to his brother, R. M. Mullis. The couple had no children. Mrs. Mullis testified that Wilbon died on Feb. 1, 1997, although he actually died on Feb. 1, 1998. He left all his property to his wife. Ten days after her husband died, R. M. and Anna Mullis took Doris Mullis to her bank, where she put their names on her checking account, and twice to a lawyer’s office, where she deeded to them the 46.51 acres she had inherited, along with a car, a truck, and a riding lawnmower. She also gave R. M. Mullis, who was 66 years old, a general power of attorney. R. M. Mullis bought a new car for $22,000 and a new air conditioner for almost $6,000, using funds from Doris Mullis’s bank account. She subsequently approved those expenditures, but then removed their names from her bank account.

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