Boone v. Loggins

Beck, P.- J.

Mrs. Margaret Loggins and John A. Boone are daughter and son of Mrs. Elmina Boone. John A. Boone, after having been appointed administrator of the estate of Mrs. Elmina Boone, brought suit against Mrs. Loggins to recover possession of a house and lot, the legal title to which was in Mrs. Elmina Boone. The defendant in her answer alleged a contract under the terms of which the mother made a parol gift to her; and prayed for decree that the title was in her. The jury returned a verdict for the defendant, and the title to the house and lot was decreed to be. in her. *472A motion for new…