Appleton v. Southern Trust Company

Opinion op the Court by

Stanley, Commissioner

Reversing.

T. O. Mason was a man of affairs in Todd county, but became financially involved. Domestic troubles seem also to have arisen. On July 24,1926, Mason turned over his property to his brother-in-law, Eugene Flowers, for a settlement of his obligations, and left home. The paper he executed was in form a general power of attorney, but was treated by Flowers as an assignment for the benefit of creditors, although it did not vest title in him. Mason was the guardian of his brother and sister, with Flowers surety on his bond. Certain land in which…