Rumlin v. Lewis

FAULKNER, Justice.

This is an appeal from an order dismissing a petition filed by Shirley Lewis Rumlin praying for a sale of land, and division of the proceeds. We affirm.

To get the facts of this case in proper perspective, they must be stated in chronological order.

First, the maiden name of the mother of Shirley Lewis Rumlin was Lillie Mae Edwards. She was born in 1919. In 1939 or 1940 Lillie Mae married Willie Smith, and they lived together as man and wife in Tampa, Florida for about one year. The death of Smith terminated this marriage.

Second, Lillie Mae left Tampa, and on January 22, 1945,…