Ferguson v. Barnes

The appellee, as plaintiff, sued the appellant, as defendant, in the court below, in and by the following complaint, to wit:

“Francis E. Barnes, plaintiff, complains of William Ferguson, defendant, and says, that on the 25th day of February, 1875, Elizabeth Ferguson, the mother of plaintiff and the wife of defendant, departed this life, intestate ; that said plaintiff, said defendant, and Alzura Deal, formerly Alzura Ferguson, daughter of said William and Elizabeth, are the only heirs at law of the said Elizabeth ; that said Elizabeth, at the time of her death, held a note for the sum of…