Combs v. Jones

Opinion op the Court by

Judge Rees

Reversing.

Appellants, who were the heirs at law of Nicholas Combs, deceased, brought this action against Farris Jones and Nancy Ann Russell to quiet their title to a tract of approximately 50 acres of land located in Perry county. They claim they acquired title to this land in the following manner: It is part of a 100-acre survey patented by their great grandfather, Nicholas Combs, in 1856, which was inherited by Wesley Combs, only child and heir at law of Nicholas Combs. Wesley Combs conveyed it to his wife, Nancy Combs, in 1899, and she conveyed it to…