American Surety Co. of New York v. Baker

McCORD, Circuit Judge.

Myron Ladd, who was old and infirm, entered into a contract with his niece, Mrs. Edythe Short Auchenpaugh (also known as Edythe Baker), whereby Ladd would turn over all his property to Mrs. Auchenpaugh who in turn agreed to support and maintain him for the remainder of his life. On February 13, 1931, Ladd withdrew $424.21 from the bank and gave it to his niece, and on the same day he executed a will in which he left everything he possessed to her. Mrs. Auchenpaugh used the money in the purchase of a parcel of land in Nassau County, Florida, on which property she and Ladd…