Love v. Dilley

This is the second appeal in this case. The questions now before us relate to the advancements made by Joseph Dilley to Barney Dilley, Mr. and Mrs. Edwards, and Mr. and Mrs. Everett. The deceased in his life-time made large advancements to his children, and carefully preserved the evidences of their several amounts. At the time of his death, most of them were in a trunk which was kept in his bedroom. Some of the most important of the papers, which were kept in this trunk, have disappeared in a manner which has not been satisfactorily explained. Mrs. Margaret Edwards (daughter of the…