Bride v. Walker

This is a contest, involving ownership of a one-acre tract situated at Grady, Lincoln county, Arkansas, between appellants, collateral heirs of William Johnson, deceased, and appellees, collateral heirs of Virginia Johnson, deceased. The land in controversy was conveyed to William Johnson, the husband of Virginia Johnson, and he never conveyed it to anyone, but it is the contention of appellees that Virginia Johnson, who obtained a divorce from William Johnson, became the owner thereof by virtue of the provisions of the divorce decree and also by adverse possession. The lower court rendered…