Ellsworth v. Hale
Supreme Court of Arkansas
APPEAL from Garland Circuit Court in Chancery. Hon. J. M. Smith, Circuit Judge.
1Opinion of the Court
EakiN, J. :
J. C. Hale held lands in the Hot Springs reservation under claim of title. He placed his son-in-law and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Warren, in the possession and enjoyment of a portion of it, but gave them no title. So far as it appears, they were tenants at will.
Ellsworth, a resident physician at Hot Springs, rendered valuable medical services to Warren, for which Warren had promised him a lease of a portion of the ground at a nominal rent, but died before executing it. Ellsworth, in November, 1868, built an office upon the lot and took possession, Hale making no objection. The office…
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