Powell's Trustee in Bankruptcy v. Powell

Opinion of the Court by

Judge Rees

Affirming.

The appellant, Roy Melton, trustee in bankruptcy of the estate of Henry Powell, bankrupt, brought a suit in ejectment against the appellee, T. A. Powell, to recover possession of a tract of 156 acres of land in Webster county. It was alleged that the land was owned by Henry Powell at the time he was adjudged a bankrupt. The salient facts are not in dispute.

The appellee, T. A. Powell, is the son of Henry Powell. It appears that in July, 1917, Henry Poweil gave the land in controversy to his son and delivered to him a general warranty deed to the land…