Can a deed obtained by fraud committed against the grantor be rescinded?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from Fallon v. Triangel Management Services, Inc., 169 Cal.App.3d 1103, 215 Cal.Rptr. 748 (Cal. App. 1985):
A deed obtained as a result of fraud committed against the grantor or by use of undue influence by the grantee may be rescinded by the grantor. (Rogers v. Warden (1942) 20 Cal.2d 286, 125 P.2d 7.) If a grantor is aware that the instrument he is executing is a deed and that it will convey his title, but is induced to sign and
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