Vaughan v. McCool

The land in'question was owned by Patrick Vaughan, who died intestate leaving his wife and six children as his sole heirs at law. The widow subsequently died intestate, so that her interest went to the six children, all as tenants in common. Gertrude, one of the children and owning a one-sixth undivided interest as a tenant in common, remained on the land, all the others having gone elsewhere. Gertrude has a son named Creed McCool, who remained on the land with her; and during the years 1931 and 1932 he cultivated the entire property under a so-called share-cropper contract with his mother.…