Rice v. Blair

Opinion op the Court by

Judge Miller

— Reversing.

These two appeals have been consolidated and heard together. They rest mainly upon the same facts — the' second appeal being from a judgment denying a new trial of the first action. The facts are substantially as follows :

John P. Blair, the father of appellee, Andrew J. Blair, and the appellant, Martha E. Rice, owned a tract of land situated on the middle and main forks of Jennie’s Creek, in Johnson county, upon which he lived. John P. Blair was twice married; by his first marriage he had, among other children, three sons, Andrew J., Jesse, and…