Mullis v. Mullis

Barnes, Judge.

Doris Mullis sued her brother-in-law and his wife, R. M. and Anna Liza Mullis, seeking the return of 46.51 acres she deeded to them ten days after her husband died. After a trial at which neither R. M. nor Anna Liza Mullis testified, the jury found for Doris Mullis and ordered the return of the land, along with two vehicles and a riding lawnmower. R. M. Mullis appeals the judgment entered on the verdict. We affirm.

The evidence showed that Doris Mullis, who was 83 years old as of the trial, was married to Wilbon Mullis in 1933. They bought approximately fifty acres of land, and…