McLean v. Hess

The evidence tends to establish the following facts: In 1881 one George W. Gibson was the owner of a mill property in Boone county. After some negotiations he agreed to sell it to Thomas S. McLean, the husband of appellant, for the sum and price of sixteen hundred dollars. The last negotiations were between Gibson and appellant and her husband. Ic was then determined by all of the parties that the deed should be made to appellant. The object on the part of appellant and her husband was to put the property ' beyond the reach of Mr. Baggy, to whom the husband was indebted. Gibson’s object.was…