May v. Sturdivant

— The father of the plaintiffs, in his lifetime, was the owner of the property in controversy. He died intestate, in 1876, leaving a widow and eleven children surviving him. After his death, the widow ánd plaintiffs, who are unmarried, and a brother, who was also a single man, occupied the premises as a place of residence. In 1883, plaintiff John H. May and'the single brother spoken of above purchased of Elizabeth Gilbert, a married sister, her interest in the estate, and received a conveyance thereof from her and her husband. In 1884, defendant J. M. Sturdivant recovered' a judgment against…