Shipman v. Lovelace

Appellees sued the appellant in the Chancery Court of the First Judicial District of Hinds County, seeking to have themselves adjudged the owners of the south half of Lot 2, Block R, West End Survey, in Jackson, Mississippi, and to cancel the claim of appellant thereto, and to enjoin appellant from interfering with the use, occupancy, and enjoyment thereof. The appellant answered, making her answer a cross-bill, and asserted ownership of the property by virtue of a parol gift from her father, J. L. Lovelace, Sr., and adverse possession. The trial court granted the prayer of the original bill…