Lewis v. Tisdale
Supreme Court of Arkansas
Appeal from Randolph Chancery Court. George T. Humphries, Chancellor. Charles Tisdale, Margaretta Wells and Hatcher Miller, by her next friend, Charles Tisdale, sued Emily Lewis and her husband, T. J. Lewis, alleging that Mary A. Brady died, leaving as her heirs the plaintiffs and defendant Emily Lewis; that on September 4, 1902, Mary A. Brady, owning certain land, executed a conveyance of same to Emily Lewis for an alleged consideration of $1,500; that said deed was without…
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Appeal from Randolph Chancery Court. George T. Humphries, Chancellor. Charles Tisdale, Margaretta Wells and Hatcher Miller, by her next friend, Charles Tisdale, sued Emily Lewis and her husband, T. J. Lewis, alleging that Mary A. Brady died, leaving as her heirs the plaintiffs and defendant Emily Lewis; that on September 4, 1902, Mary A. Brady, owning certain land, executed a conveyance of same to Emily Lewis for an alleged consideration of $1,500; that said deed was without consideration, and was never delivered; that after the death of Mary A. Brady the deed was purloined by Emily Lewis and…
1Opinion of the CourtHill, C. J.
Mrs. Mary A. Brady was the owner of a tract of land, which is the subject-matter of this litigation, and on the 4th day of September, 1902, she and her husband executed and acknowledged, in the town of Pocahontas, a deed thereto to Mrs. Emily Lewis. Mrs. Lewis was a daughter of Mrs. Brady by a former marriage. The deed reserved a life estate to Mrs. Brady, and was to become operative at her death; it will be set out by the Reporter in the statement of facts.
The description is defective, but it is agreed that it was intended to cover the farm known as the “River Farm,” and no point is made…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Cribbs v. WalkerSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1905
- Bunch v. NicksSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1887
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