Stearnes v. Woodall

The appellant, claiming to be an heir at law of Simon Ross, filed the original bill against the other heirs at law of said Ross, and the appellee, Oscar Woodall, who is alleged to have succeeded to a life estate vested in Henry Winston, the husband of one of the deceased heirs, to have the value of that interest determined, and the lands sold for division among the joint owners.

Woodall answered, asserting that he was the sole owner of the property, making his answer a cross-bill, and praying that his title be quieted as against the claims of the parties to the suit.

The complainant filed…