Estate of Martin v. Martin

This is an action under sections 62 to 66 inclusive, Revised Statutes 1919, to discover and recover certain assets of the Estate of John Martin, deceased. The facts in the case are as follows.

John Martin, father of plaintiff and defendants herein, was an aged man, a resident of Buchanan County, Mo. In 1915, he purchased from' Bartlett Brothers Land Company of St. Joseph, a note for $1,000, and in 1918,. he purchased likewise a note for $2,000. At the time of purchase each of the said notes had attached to it a separate slip of paper hearing the following endorsement:

“For value received,…