Legal Opinion
Akers v. Scofield
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided April 23, 1948No. 12176PublishedCited by 29 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WALLER, Circuit Judge.
Mrs. Dora Roberts, a widow, the possessor of many acres, much money, great age, and limitless credulity, made a deal with James A. Akers whereby she agreed to, and did, advance large sums of money to him for the purpose of acquiring some maps which Akers and his confederate, Forrest, represented were in existence in Mexico and which would reveal the location, on her ranch, of much buried gold.
The treasure hunt was initiated by Mrs. Roberts paying Akers $1,600 for the purpose of enabling him to go to Mexico and to purchase the first map. In due course he produced a map,…
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