Newton v. Long

DAN M. LEE, Presiding Justice, for the Court:

This is an appeal by Ms. Dotsy C. Newton from the Tallahatchie County Chancery Court, Second Judicial District. In Ms. Newton’s capacity as the executrix of the estate of her deceased father, Ester Louie Childress, an uncertainty arose over title to fifty-six acres of land located in Tallahat-chie County.

In the Final Account and Petition to Close Estate, Ms. Newton indulged the court’s assistance in determining ownership and quieting title to this property. Summonses were issued to several interested persons who might claim any interest in this…