Payton v. Johnson

Almand, Chief Justice.

This appeal is from a judgment of the Bibb Superior Court awarding appellees a sum of money and a l/12th undivided interest in a contested tract of land.

The factual situation is somewhat involved, but essentially is as follows:

James Payton, Sr., died intestate in 1941 owning a farm consisting of approximately 103 acres in Bibb County. He was survived by his widow, Rena Payton, and by two adult children who were born of a previous marriage. Both the widow, who was in her 60’s, and one of the children, James Payton, Jr., continued to live and work on the farm. No *811administra…