On March 19, 1957, the conservator instituted an action to have surrendered and cancelled several documents hereinafter mentioned, together with the cancellation of a promissory note in the sum of $250 executed by Mrs. Hannum in favor of Mrs. Howard, and sought to recover the sum of $1,000 allegedly delivered to defendants on March 11, 1957. The entire action was based on the incapacity of Mrs. Hannum to transact business and as a result of "urgent demands" and undue influence allegedly exercised upon her by H. Gordon Howard.
