Moore v. Jackson

Robert Moore, plaintiff below, appellant, instituted this action on Jiily 8, 1920, in the chancery court of Jefferson County against Henry Jackson, defendant, appellee, for partition of certain lands, which appellant describes in his amended complaint. He claims title to an undivided half interest in the following manner: James Jackson, during his lifetime, homesteaded the lands in controversy from the United States Government. Appellant alleged that Harriet Reynolds was the common-law wife of James Jackson, and they lived on the lands in controversy as their homestead. James Jackson died…