Chastain v. Arkansas Bank & Trust Co.

Appellants, T. B. Chastain and C. H. Chastain, were copartners in the operation of a retail merchandise business at Newport, Arkansas, and in the year 1914 they purchased a lot with a two-story brick building thereon for occupancy in the operation of their business. The lot in question is 50 x 150 feet in size, and the building is 50 x 90 feet, covering the full width of the lot. There is only one room on the ground floor, and the second floor is divided into numerous rooms. After the purchase of the building, appellants continued to occupy it as a place of business.

Appellants were both…