Brown v. Cole

James R. Cooper, Judge.

This is an appeal from the chancery court of Pope County. The appellees filed suit against the appellants who are the heirs of Ross Brown. In their complaint they alleged that they had purchased forty acres with Ross Brown, now deceased, and that they had signed a quitclaim deed in favor of Ross Brown in order to secure financing to repair their home. The appellees testified that Ross Brown subsequently became ill, and that they entered into an agreement with Brown to care for him during his illness, and he agreed to extinguish the debt if they did so. The chancellor…