Fewell v. Fewell

DAVIS, Commissioner.

The appellants, as remaindermen under the will of James (Jake) Fewell, sued appellee, the widow of Jake Fewell and life tenant under his will, demanding an accounting of cash and other personal property received by the life tenant, “for judgment * * * for their remainder interest in the real estate conveyed,” for an injunction against waste, and for all other relief to which they might appear entitled.

The chancellor denied all relief sought and dismissed the complaint. In doing so, the chancellor observed that the life tenant had extensively improved the real estate, and…