Humphreys v. Humphreys

WALKER, Justice.

This partition suit was instituted by Oscar Humphreys, Jr., plaintiff, against Kyle Humphreys et al., defendants, to establish an interest in approximately 56 acres of land located in Falls County. It appears from the evidence that plaintiff is the son of Oscar Humphreys, Sr. and Hazel Parker, hereinafter referred to as Oscar and Hazel, both of whom are now deceased. If his parents entered into a common law marriage as he claims, plaintiff is entitled to an undivided one-sixth interest in the land.

Some of the facts are undisputed. Hazel and Ernest Winn were ceremonially…