Hickenbottom v. Masterson

George Rose Smith, Justice.

This is a suit by the appellant to quiet his title to two tracts of land that were assertedly owned by his father, Kenneth Hickenbottom, at his death in 1961. The decision with respect to each tract turns upon a question of fact. The plaintiff contends that Kenneth received both tracts as gifts from his father, M. Hickenbottom. The chancellor rejected the plaintiff’s claim to the first tract on the ground that the deed to Kenneth was never delivered. The chancellor divided the second tract equally between the plaintiff and the defendant Dale Hickenbottom (Kenneth’s…