Roark v. Shelton

A partition suit was instituted by Mildred and Ellis Shelton, two of the heirs at law of H. R. Shelton, who died intestate leaving a tract of land of 125 acres. The other heirs at law were the defendants. Myrtle Shelton Roark, an heir, and her husband, J. C. Roark, filed an answer and cross-bill to the bill of complaint, in which they claimed they had made substantial improvements on the land, and asked to be reimbursed for their reasonable value. The cause was referred to a commissioner in chancery and he was directed to ascertain and report whether Myrtle Shelton Roark and her husband were…