Lafollette v. Croft

KeNNA, President,

dissenting:

Judge Fox and I respectfully dissent for reasons that could be stated at length, but we believe may be sufficiently covered by saying that we think the trial chancellor in this instance where both the credibility of witnesses and the weight to be accorded to conflicting testimony are the determinative elements, should be regarded as the final judge.

We think the majority mistakenly viewed this contro versy as representing “clearly and strictly antagonistic claimants of title to a tract of land.” Croft was not mainly interested in the land. Neither was .LaFollette.…