Autrey v. Autrey

T. A. Autrey sued Josephus Autrey and obtained a verdict for $50.97, with interest from March 16th, 1893. Defendant moved for a new trial on the general grounds, and because the court erred in directing a verdict for the *580plaintiff. The motion was overruled. The evidence shows that the father of the parties died on February 25th, 1891, leaving certain lands, and on March 20th, 1891, the plaintiff'purchased of the defendant his interest in these lands, receiving defendant’s deed therefor. One of the administrators of the estate testified that the deceased Autrey had two croppers on his land at…