Denson v. Davis

The record evidence shows:(1) The one acre was, in November 1925, allotted to Maggie Battle Daughtry in the division of the estate of her father, Israel Battle. The other tract was allotted in that division to Jim Battle.

Daughtry and her husband conveyed the one-acre tract to defendant and his wife in 1946. By deed dated 8 December 1953 Maggie Daughtry and husband conveyed' the 20.9-acre tract to defendant. This deed recited that Jim Battle had agreed in 1925 to convey it to the Daughtrys. He had not done so. Pursuant to the agreement to purchase, the Daughtrys had taken possession in 1925…