Rose Gipson-Jelks v. Mae K. Gipson

OPINION

Kem Thompson Frost, Chief Justice

This case involves a dispute between two parties about the ownership of real property. We must determine whether the evidence was legally sufficient to enable the trial court to find that one party proved superior title from a common source, whether an objection to the trial court’s ruling excluding evidence of mental capacity and fraud was preserved for appellate review, and whether sufficient evidence supported awarding $16,292.63 in reasonable attorney’s fees. We affirm the judgment as modified.

I. Factual and Procedural Background

The…