Thompson v. Mitchell

In the case before us we are asked to decide whether the rule regarding the proof necessary to set aside a deed, based on plaintiffs' claims that the deed was forged and that they are the lawful heirs of the original owner, was complied with sufficiently so as to uphold the trial court's order dismissing plaintiffs' petition for sale for division. We find that the trial court correctly complied with the rule and therefore affirm.

Plaintiffs, Frankie Lee Thompson and Arthur Thompson, claim to be the lawful heirs of Jim Thompson, their paternal grandfather, whose estate consists of 156 acres of…