Oakes v. Oakes

Opinion of the Court by

Drury, Commissioner — -

Affirming.

Appellant sued for possession of a tract of 124% acres of land known as the ££E. R. W. Thomas farm.” Appellees answered and claimed this farm as the widow and children of B. B. Oakes. The court found for them and dismissed the appellant’s petition.

The Oakes family consisted of four brothers and one sister, whose names we will now give in the order of their *299ages: A. K. (Mack) Oakes, W. B. (Butler) Oakes, Kate Smith, L. M. (Mouroe) Oakes, and B. B. (Beu) Oakes. These parties inherited a tract of land from their father, which was divided…