Sanders v. Lane

Defendant in error, A. G. Lane, instituted this action in trespass to try title to recover of plaintiff in error an undivided one-half interest in the lands described in the petition.

Plaintiffs in error claimed the disputed interest by virtue of the will of their stepmother, Mrs. T. D. Sanders, the former wife of Dr. A. G. Lane, contending that, as Dr. Lane left no children, the property descended to his wife who survived him. Defendant in error claimed his right to the property by virtue of an alleged adoption by Dr. Lane.

Upon the trial of the case defendant in error did not introduce any…