Tyson v. Raines

This is a petitory action. The title to the property involved in the suit was vested in Mary Ann Herndon at the time of her death.

The plaintiffs allege that Mary Ann Herndon died intestate in 1905; that she was not survived by ascendants or lawful descendants; that in 1917 the defendant, David H. Raines, pretending to be the legitimate child and sole heir of the deceased, had himself recognized as such, and sent into possession of her estate; that since said time he has enjoyed the possession and use thereof; that he has executed mineral leases thereon, and has collected from the lessees…