Griffin v. Griffin

John W. Griffin had title, by inheritance from his father, to the 120 acres of land which is the subject-matter of this litigation. His wife died in 1888, and he departed this life in 1880. He was survived by five children, three sons and two daug'hters. The eldest of these was L. M., who is referred to by all the witnesses as Marvin. Upon the death of their father, Marvin became the head of the family. Only a small part of the land was then in cultivation, and most of the merchantable timber had been cut and removed from it. With the assistance of J. S. Frost, an uncle, who was a carpenter,…