Dotson v. Dotson

Opinion op the Court by

Judge Thomas

Affirming.

At the time of filing this action in the Pike circuit court by appellant against appellees he was 54 years of age. Prior to December 8, 1937, his wife died, but the date of the death is not shown. Before her death four children were born, to the couple and were infants at that time. The fourth child, a daughter, but not the oldest, died in infancy.

On the date above mentioned, appellant purchased from Jesse McCoy for the sum of $1,000, 45 acres of land in Pike County and directed the unencumbered title to be conveyed to his then four children, which…