Cates v. Cates

Opinion op the Court by

Judge Miller.

Affirming.

Prior to 1879 Abner Cates owned a farm of about 226 acres, in Hopkins County. He sold portions of this land, from .time- to time, leaving 'him the owner of 101 acres in 1879. In March of that year, Cates-, being -indebted to .Willis- W. Harris in .about $500.00, conveyed the 101 acres /to Harris -by <a -deed, which was absoluto in its terms, for -the recited consideration of $500.00 cash in hand paid. Harris was the uncle of -Cates’ wife, nee Julia Ann Crow. Julia Ann died in 1882, leaving one child, ¡the appellee, Etha Cates-.

In 1884, Abner Cates…