New York Court of Appeals
Herbert R. Allen, by Hezekiah E. Lawrence, Their Guardian Ad Litem, Appellants v. Lillian F. La Vaud…
January 5, 1915213 N.Y. 322
Summary
The Court reversed the dismissal of the action seeking to set aside deeds executed by an infirm father to his daughter, holding that the burden of proving the fairness of the transaction rests on the daughter and that she failed to meet that burden, thus a new trial was ordered.