Cain v. Hall

Opinion op the Court by

Chiep Justice Clarke

Affirming.

In 1882 N. B. Johnson died intestate, a resident of Madison county and the owner of a tract of land containing about thirty acres. He was survived by his widow and six children. In 1904 after the death of his 'widow and his son, J. B. Johnson, a suit was instituted in the Madison circuit court by some of his heirs against the others to sell the thirty-acre tract of land for partition.

A sale was ordered at which the appellee, Martha Hall, became the purchaser as $4,500.00. The land was appraised before the sale at $425.00. The sale was…