Lewis v. Davis

Lewis brought his action of trover against Davis in the Circuit Court of Randolph county. Judgment being there rendered for the defendant, the plaintiff sued out his writ of error to reverse that judgment. From the evidence saved on the trial of the cause, we learn that Lewis, the plaintiff below, and the plaintiff also in error, intermarried with Susannah Drinkard, the widow of Francis Drinkard, in April, 1830 : that Francis Drinkard died some time in August, 1825, leaving a will by which it was provided that after paying all his debts, his wife Susannah should have, use and enjoy all of his…