CARLISLE v. Federal Land Bank

Appellants, five of the six children (or heirs of such children) of Mrs. Anna Helms Carlisle, brought this action in the Chancery Court of the Second Judicial District of Jasper County asserting title to a quarter section of land in that county. The defendants, appellees here, are the Federal Land Bank of New Orleans, heirs of Lee Chancellor, and their grantees. All claim under the Federal Land Bank and Lee Chancellor.

Appellants’ suit attacked a warranty deed from their mother, Mrs. Carlisle, to J. W. Helms, executed in January, 1923, and a deed of trust executed by Mrs. Anna Helms Carlisle,…