Allen v. Davison

Worden, J.—This

was an action by John Davison, the appellee, against the appellants, who are heirs at law of John J. Davison, deceased, to enforce the specific performance of a contract for the conveyance of certain real estate. Verdict and judgment for the plaintiff.

The facts are, in substance, as follows: John Davison is the illegitimate child of John J. Davison, deceased. He was begotten and born in Tippecanoe county, in this State. He was born in the year 1832, his mother, Sarah Phillips, being then about eighteen years old, and residing with her father, Simon Phillips.

After the…