Mayne v. Drury

The appellee, Ben L. Mayne, filed his bill in the circuit court of Edwards county against the appellants, John T. Drury and Ellis Drury, his tenant, praying the court to assign to John T. Drury a homestead in a tract of land which had been sold by the sheriff of that county under an execution on a judgment in favor of the complainant and against the defendant John T. Drury and several other persons and to confirm the title of the complainant in the residue, or, if the premises.could not be divided, to decree payment of $1000 to John T. Drury and declare the title of the complainant to the…