Lane v. Berry

Cureton, Judge:

In this claim and delivery action the appellants, Robert and Carolyn Berry, appeal from an order in favor of the respondent, Ruth Lane. We affirm in part, reverse in part and remand.

Ruth Lane is Carolyn Berry’s mother and Robert Berry’s mother-in-law. Mrs. Lane is in her early sixties and has been teaching school or college since Carolyn was about five. Mrs. Berry is in her mid-thirties and she too is a teacher. Her husband is an administration and distribution manager for a manufacturing company.

In August 1973, Mrs. Lane moved from her completely furnished home in Gaffney,…