Locke v. Locke

HEFLIN, Chief Justice.

This is an appeal from the Circuit Court of Choctaw County, Alabama, in equity, wherein the appellant-complainant Louise L. Locke filed a bill seeking a declaration of her interest in certain real estate which allegedly constituted the homestead owned by her late husband, Robert Locke, at the time of his death.

The bill, as last amended, which contained a prayer that the appellant-complainant Louise L. Locke be declared the fee simple owner of said real estate, contained averments that the geographical area of the real estate in question was less than 160 acres; that the…