Keck v. Pickens

Gírieein Smith, Chief Justice.

When in 1918 Pickens sold his farm to Keck, he retained a vendor’s lien securing $1,300 represented by Keck’s note due two years after date. An Indian — Fred Cox, alias James B. Burns —convinced Keck he owned lands near Oklahoma City. Keck, proprietor of a variety store at Bentonville (this State) traded his stock of goods and the so-called Pickens farm for the Oklahoma realty. After Cox (who immediately came to Bentonville) had disposed of a large portion of the Keck merchandise, Keck telegraphed from Oklahoma City that he had been defrauded. The difficulty was…