Dillard v. Harden

In a suit filed April 23, 1937, appellant, Dillard, prayed the restoration of an alleged lost deed, and from a decree denying that relief is this appeal. In an excellent opinion prepared 'by the chancellor denying that relief the court correctly declared the law to be that “To establish a lost deed, evidence of the execution must be clear, concise and satisfactory.” The chancellor, being of the opinion that the testimony did not measure up to that high standard, denied the relief prayed

Now, while it is true, as said by the court below, that the testimony must be “clear, concise and…