Chaney v. Chaney

Opinion of the Court by

Judge Cammack

Affirming-

Earl Chaney instituted this action against Ms aunt, Ella Chaney, to recover a one-sixth interest in a tract of land which was conveyed to her in 1934. The appeal is from a judgment in favor of the appellee.

The basis of Earl’s contention can be ascertained from the following summary of the facts. Earl’s mother died seized of real property in Virginia. Surviving her were her husband, J.. C. Chaney, and three infant children, Fred, Earl and Thelma. J. C. Chaney sold the land in Virginia and purchased a tract in Pike County in which he took title in…