Hames v. Stroud

RAINEY, Chief Justice.

This suit was instituted May 14, 1906, by Elizabeth Hames and her seven children, two of whom were minors, against L. D. Stroud and M. S. Bailey. The nature of the suit was to set aside a certain conveyance for fraud, and to recover 124 acres of land, alleging, in substance, that L. D. Stroud, the attorney for appellants, had, as such attorney, gained their confidence, and had thereby fraudulently overreached them in his dealings "with them. Answers were filed, and upon a hearing the court instructed a verdict for defendants, and judgment was rendered accordingly, from…