Johnson v. Sandlin

Appellant filed this bill against the appellees, seeking a sale for. division of 25 acres of land situated in Blount county among the joint owners thereof. The parties to this suit, other than respondent Sandlin, are the heirs at law of Tilman and Samuel Boyd, deceased, and the land here involved, prior to 1902, was jointly owned by the said Tilman and Samuel Boyd, who were brothers.

In the year 1902 Tilman Boyd sold his farming interest to his brother Samuel Boyd. The latter was married, but had no children. Tilman Boyd was single and lived in the house with Samuel. The evidence shows that…