Holland v. Atkinson

It appears from the' record that Mrs. Holland died intestate in May, 1896, leaving a husband, a son, and a daughter. In 1899 Atlrinson & Peteet had an execution against the husband and father levied upon a one-third undivided interest in certain real estate left by the wife. The children filed a claim. On the trial of the claim case, they contended that in January, 1896, Mrs. Holland had made a parol gift of the land to them, and that in pursuance of the gift they went into possession and, previously to their mother’s death, made valuable improvements upon the land. *347The improvements relied…