Burgin v. Godwin

STOKES, Justice.

This suit was filed by the appellees, L. B. Godwin, F. P. Works, and James W. Bassett, attorneys at law, the latter two being partners practising under the firm name of Works & Bassett, against the appellants, Fred Burgin and his wife, Ada Burgin. The purpose of the suit was to recover and have partitioned to them a one-fourth interest in 427.9 acres of land together with a like proportion of $1,283.70' in money on deposit in the State National Bank of Groom. Appellees’ suit was based upon a written contract entered into between them and the appellant, Fred Bur-gin, on the…