Pierce v. Pierce

appellee sued the appellants, and had judgment in her favor. The questions presented relate to the sufficiency of the complaint, and the correctness of the ruling of the court in refusing to grant a new trial on the motion of the appellants. The points in question are such that it is not necessary to set out the pleadings, or to state the reasons for a new trial at length, in order to understand them.

The complaint was against Lydia Pierce, the widow of James M. Pierce, deceased, and Mark Jones, the administrator of his estate. Sarah Pierce, the appellee, is the mother of the deceased. The…