Stephenson v. Chappell

In 1891, the suit, from which this appeal resulted, was brought by Mrs. Ella V. Thruston as guardian of the estates of Eugenia W. Chappell and William A. Chappell, her minor children by a former marriage. The statement of the matters pleaded, made by appellees, is correct and we adopt it as follows:

"In 1877, Elizabeth A.H. Armstrong (grandmother of defendant in error) died intestate, leaving surviving her her husband, Samuel Armstrong, and three children, her only heirs, viz.: Mary A. Stephenson, plaintiff in error (defendant in lower court), Wm. Armstrong, her children by her marriage with…