Chambers v. Wesley

The record discloses that W. A. Wesley, as administrator of Mrs. Elizabeth Downs, was seeking to sell certain land as the property of her estate. A claim to the same was filed by W. S. Chambers. The papers were returned to the superior court, where the parties joined issue; and after the close of the testimony the court directed a verdict in favor of the administrator. The claimant made a motion for a new trial; and the same having been overruled, he brought the case here for review.

1. There was no dispute that prior to the year 1897 Mrs. Downs was the owner of the land in controversy. The…