Stephens v. Stephens

The appellants, plaintiffs in the court below, sought by their complaint to quiet title to certain lands in Bay County, Florida.

The complaint as amended listed numerous defendants; however, the defendant-appellees, M. H. Stephens and Victoria Stephens and the defendant Bertha Belle Stephens O’Neal filed Answers and asked for the affirmative relief of having the title to the property in question quieted in them.

The Chancellor appointed a special master to hear the testimony and make recommendations. The special master found that the evidence was sufficient to support the plaintiff’s…