Roberson v. Roberson

Opinion op the Court by

Judge Clarke

Affirming.

This is an appeal from so much of the judgment awarding appellee possession of about one-half acre of land, as dismissed the counterclaim of appellant, Julia Roberson, as administratrix'of her deceased husband, Thornton Roberson, Jr., in which she sought a lien upon the land involved, which she alleged her intestate held under a parol gift from appellee, his father, for the amount its vendible value had been increased by the improvements erected thereon by the decedent during his occupancy. ■

1. The first question urged upon us, is as to the…