Mayes v. Jones

Willie, Chief Justice.

The object of this suit was to subject property in the possession of the heirs of Mrs. Mary A. Mayes, deceased, and derived by descent from her, to the payment of a debt due the appellee from the estate of the deceased. Of the eight heirs who were sued, only two, viz., B. E. L. Mayes and Ida Devereux, insisted upon any defense to the action, and they pleaded a general demurrer and the statute of limitations.

There is no statement of facts in the record, but the decree of the court shows that the plea of the statute of limitations was sustained, as to all the claim sued…