Nichols v. Huffman

Maxwell, Judge:

From a decree setting aside a deed as a preference the grantee has appealed.

The plaintiffs are H. O. Nichols, W. F. Hawkins and R. Nichols, partners trading under the firm name of R. Nichols Lumber Company. The defendants originally named are Charles M. Huffman, Ada R. Huffman, his wife, and Victorena Keener in her own right. The last named defendant, by petition, also came into the suit as committee for her insane husband, Ezra T. Keener.

Victorena Keener is the mother of Ada Huffman. In 1931, the Huffmans borrowed of Mrs. Keener, committee, $500.00 to be used in the erection…