Woolum v. Sizemore

Opinion op the Court by

Judge Rees

Affirming.

This is a suit for specific performance, and the defendants have appealed from a judgment granting the relief prayed for in the plaintiffs ’ petition.

George Woolum conveyed to his wife, JosephineWoolum, by a general warranty deed, 130 acres of land on June 4, 1914. He died about four years after the deed was executed. George Woolum and Josephine Woolum took into their home John Woolum when he was a small boy, and he lived with them until his marriage. During all of this time he was treated as a member of the family. On December 20, 1923, Josephine…