Glathart v. Madden

*564The opinion of the court was delivered by

Burch, J.:

The action was one by the administratrix of the estate of a deceased principal to require his agent and attorney in fact to account, and to recover judgment for the balance found due as the result of the accounting. Among other defenses, the agent pleaded the statute of limitations. Plaintiff recovered, and defendant appeals.

P. D. Brown was a prosperous farmer, who lived in Mercer county, Missouri. He owned 660 acres of land, and possessed ■liquid financial resources. In 1910 he commenced to send money to Kansas, to be loaned on real estate…