Brown v. Cheatham

This is a bill of ejectment. Complainant claims as heir at law of Addison Denton, colored. Defendants claim that Addison died without heirs at law, and that under § 3272, Code of (M. & V.), the property descended to his- widow, Sylvester Denton, from whom they purchased and under whom they claim. The title depends upon the validity of the marriage of Rachel, the mother of complainant, to the intestate, Addison.

Under the statute a jury was called, and issues of fact submitted for their determination. The jury found that- the marriage of' Rachel to Denton was valid, and that complainant was the…