New York Court of Appeals

Emma T. Green, Respondents v. Joseph G. Roworth, Appellants

April 23, 1889113 N.Y. 462

Summary

The Court affirmed the judgment of the General Term, holding that the deeds conveyed by the elderly father to his sons were procured by fraud and undue influence. It also clarified the rule that when a trial court's findings of fact conflict, the appellate court must first attempt reconciliation and, if impossible, adopt the finding most favorable to the appellant.