Capps v. Mines Service, Inc.

On June 4, 1938, L. M. Capps and Elizabeth Capps, his wife, the plaintiffs and respondents herein, at Blackfoot, Idaho, executed separate powers of attorney by which they each authorized the defendant Kenneth Watkins to sell and convey any real estate owned by them in Lane County, Oregon, and particularly certain mining properties. The power executed by L. M. Capps, so far as here material, reads as follows:

“KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, That I, L. M. CAPPS, of Blackfoot, Idaho, do hereby make, constitute and appoint KENNETH WATKINS, of Eugene, Oregon, my true and lawful agent and attorney…