Williamson v. Stephens

The plaintiff, W.W. Williamson, appeals from a judgment based on a directed verdict in favor of the defendant, Johnny Howard Stephens. The legal question presented is whether the plaintiff sufficiently proved the value of certain property he claimed did not go with the sale of a house.

On June 14, 1988, Sidney Williamson, son of the plaintiff, sold a house and approximately two acres of land to Stephens. Shortly thereafter, the plaintiff came to the house to retrieve some personal belongings that he had stored at the house. At that point, Stephens's wife informed W.W. Williamson that she and…