Lake v. Ford

Opinion op the Court by

Judge Clay

Reversing.

William Lake, Lucinda Taylor, Mary Lois Greer, C. F. Lake, Estker Whitaker, Ada Greer, Jno. W. Lake, and Arminta Roberts, eight of the children of Jno. B. Lake, deceased, brought this suit against Bertie Ford, who had acquired title from Olden Lake, the other child of Jno. B. Lake, to recover an eight-ninths undivided in-, terest in and to a 50-acre tract of land located in Ohio county on the waters of South Panther creek. A trial before a jury resulted in a verdict and judgment for defendants. Plaintiffs have appealed.

The facts are these: For some…