Newman v. Proffitt

Pleas F. Proffitt, Lloyd J. Proffitt, and Lucille Whaley, children of George E. Profitt, deceased, and heirs at law of P. A. Proffitt, deceased, have appealed from a decree of the Chancery Court of Sevier County ordering the partition by sale of 15 acres of land and the distribution of the proceeds among the several heirs at law of P. A. Proffitt. The appellants contend that the Chancellor erred in holding that P. A. Proffitt died intestate as to the property in question, and in failing to hold that the appellants acquired the fee in the 15 acre tract under the will of P. A. Proffitt or by…