Slayback v. Witt

The appellees sued the appellant to set aside a deed of gift by his mother, conveying to him 160 acres of land, and for partition thereof. A trial of the issues resulted in a finding and judgment in favor of the plaintiffs, over defendant’s motion for a new trial.

The only error assigned, and not waived by the appellant, calls in question the action of the court in overruling the motion for a' new trial. The parties to the action are the children and grandchildren and heirs of William Slayback, Sr., and Anna H.' Slay-back, husband and wife, late of Boone county, now deceased. All of said heirs…