Riley v. Riley

LAWSON, Justice.

This is a proceeding in the nature of unlawful detainer under Title 31, Chapter 3, §§ 35-45, Code 1940, brought by H. D. Riley against his brother and sister, John T. and Ethel Riley.

From an adverse judgment in the justice court, the defendants there appealed *638to the circuit court, where the proceedings were transacted de novo. In the circuit court a jury trial resulted in a verdict in favor of H. D. Riley. Judgment was in accord with the verdict. Their motion for new trial having been overruled, John T. and Ethel Riley have appealed to this court.

In the justice of the peace…