Nelson v. Bruce

—Appellant brought this action against respondent, as administratrix of the estate of M. L. Bruce, deceased, seeking to recover the value of an interest in a patent sold and assigned by appellant to M. L. Bruce and the reasonable value of services rendered by appellant to M. L. Bruce, after presentation to and rejection by respondent of claim therefor.

In his first cause of action appellant alleges that at the time the patent in question was issued he and Bruce each owned an undivided one-half interest therein; that appellant sold his one-half interest to Bruce who agreed to pay him a…