Ex parte Jewett

The plaintiff filed his petition fti the Chancery Court of Mobile, alleging that Hezekiah Gates in the year 1841 conveyed to him a lot of land in the city of Mobile, for the sole use and benefit of Adele Gates, the wife of the grantor, and their children, but that the deed contains no power of sale. That Mary Gates and Ada Gates, who are infants, are the only children of Adele and Hezekiah Gates. It is also alleged that since the making of the deed, Hezekiah Gates, his wife and children, have removed to the state, of Iowa, where they intend permanently to reside, and the petitioner to the…