Wright v. Wright

This was an action of disseizin by the appellee against the appellants, for the undivided one-fourth of certain land in Harrison county. Plea, not guilty. Verdict for the plaintiff. Motion for a new trial overruled, and judgment on the verdict.

The case is this:

Reuben Wright, on the 7th of March, 1851, died seized of the premises in dispute, leaving Mary Wright his widow; also four children, being his heirs at law, viz., Amos Wright, John Wright, Nancy Wright, and Martha Mauk. Amos was the plaintiff below, and John and Mary were the defendants. The former claimed the land as heir, and the…