Hoover v. Estate of Hoover

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Marshall, J.:

O. D. Kirk was appointed to appear and manage the defense of the estate pf Samuel H. Hoover, deceased, against a claim filed by E. G. Hoover, who was sole executor of the will of Samuel H. Hoover. Judgment was rendered in favor of E. G. Hoover, and O. D. Kirk appeals.

Sometime prior to July 11,1912, Samuel H. Hoover had been, the owner of 320 acres of valuable land near Wichita-. About that time, or prior thereto, he deeded the land to his children; 160 acres thereof to E. G. Hoover, the claimant in this action, and the remainder to his…