Scott v. Harris

John Scott died the owner of certain real estate in Wayne county, and this is an action for the partition of the same between his widow and children, who are parties to the suit. It was sought to charge, and the court did charge, the appellant with an advancement to him of sixty acres of land conveyed to appellant by his father, John Scott, in his lifetime.

The first question presented and discussed is as to whether or not the evidence shows the land to have been an advancement, and we are favored with a learned and interesting argument on behalf of counsel for the appellant as to the…