Hounshell v. Hounshell

This is an appeal from two decrees of the Circuit Court of 'Smyth county, one entered in vac'ation on the 18th day of August, 1913, and the other in term on the 13th day of 'September, 1913. The object of the suit was to settle the estate of Joseph S. Hounshell, deceased, and to divide the same among his ten children according *676to their respective rights, and to that end to have construed two certain papers executed by Joseph S. Hounshell in his life time—the first a deed, dated July 11, 1887, wherein Joseph S. Hounshell was party of the first part and J. A. Hounshell and Ms children were…