Horton v. Jones

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Burch, J.:

The action was one by the administrator of Orlin V. Jones, an insane person, to set aside certain conveyances whereby the guardian of the lunatic fraudulently procured title to his ward’s land. After a demurrer to the petition had been overruled, the court sustained an objection to the introduction of evidence in support of the petition. The plaintiff appeals.

Orlin Y. J ones was committed to the state hospital for the insane in the year 1899. At that time he was owner of the real estate in controversy. In 1906, his guardian, who was his…